Toshiba has created a cancer-detecting machine that can detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood with 99% accuracy in under 2 hours

Some of the cancers the machine can test for have been previously difficult to detect, like ovarian, pancreatic, and esophageal cancer. But this machine can screen for all three of these. The machine works by assessing the different types of microRNA that show up in the sample drop, and studying their concentrations.

Toshiba, in partnership with the National Cancer Center Research Institute and Tokyo Medical University will conduct a trial of the machine next year. If the trial is successful, they hope to commercialize it soon after.

See https://hackaday.com/2019/12/17/this-machine-is-poised-to-join-the-fight-against-cancer/

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