Novel Optical Technology Detects Pancreatic Cancer Early
August 3, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Vadim Backman, a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has developed an optical technology which has been found effective in the early detection of colon cancer and is now showing promise in the detection of pancreatic cancer.
Known as a silent killer, with no method of early detection, pancreatic cancer spreads rapidly and seldom is detected in its early stages.
The said technique could lead to the first screening method for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic patients.
The extraordinarily sensitive technique, which is minimally invasive and takes advantage of certain light-scattering effects, can detect abnormal changes in cells lining the duodenum even though the cells appear normal when examined with a conventional microscope.
Findings appear in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
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[In Photo: Vadim Backman, Credit: Sam Levitan]
however i commend his outstanding effort in the new invention and i suggest that this very technology should be introduced to African countries especially Nigeria.