Toronto (ECN) - The marvels of medical science never cease to amaze us. The researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, have developed a device that has the capability to diagnose prostate cancer in a matter of just 30 minutes.
It not only detects cancer, but also notifies the severity of the cancer. This device is said to be the size of a Blackberry. It checks the urine sample and gives an accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer in just a matter of minutes.
When this product will hit the market, it will revolutionize the way prostate cancer patients are diagnosed. This will eliminate all the invasive procedures such as biopsies for cancer detection.
This device has been through various testing processes. Now it is making headway into the engineering phase and will be made available to doctors in a little over two to three years.
Currently, the prostate cancers are diagnosed with PSA, which is a very unreliable method. Unfortunately, this leads to a lot of unnecessary surgeries that result in a major cost burden to both patients and the healthcare system.
This revolutionary microchip technology is going to change the way prostate cancers are diagnosed. It would eliminate high tech labs and huge maintenance costs required to run these labs.
The Professor of Engineering, Ted Sargent, commented that their goal is to provide a reliable and accurate diagnosis where patients do not have to wait long to know the results.
The urological specialists have commented that this technology will enable them to provide the best health care to their patients and eliminate any invasive procedures to detect prostate cancer.
