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A cheeky way to help detect cancer sooner

A cheeky way to help detect cancer sooner
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:10:03 -0500

The Discovery Files

Engineers and physicians from NorthShore University Health System have developed a method to detect lung cancer by merely shining diffuse light on cells swabbed from patients' cheeks. In their study, the analysis technique was able to differentiate individuals with lung cancer from those without.

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