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Handheld Scanner to Detect Cancer

Posted by michael on from the tricorder dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BBC news is reporting a new handheld scanner that can detect cancers in patients. In clinical trials at a hospital in Milan, the scanner was able to correctly identify 93% of prostate cancer patients whose condition was later confirmed by a biopsy operation."

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  1. Damnit Jim by DrLudicrous · · Score: 3, Funny
    What we have here is a tricorder...

    Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!

    1. Re:Damnit Jim by mike77 · · Score: 2, Funny

      damnint Bones! you beat me to it!

      --

      --Keeping the flame wars alive, one post at a time

  2. Re:What about false positives? by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 3, Funny

    I could identify 100% of all cancers if you let me have unlimited false positives.

    I could identify 100% of all cancers with zero false positives if you give me a stick of uranium.

  3. Re: 93% of prostate cancer patients by qengho · · Score: 2, Funny


    I'm getting close to the age [if not there, uggh] of getting THE PROBE during a yearly physical.

    Dude, I'm looking forward to it. My wife had a diagnostic colonoscopy and to judge from her behavior afterwards, they gave her some good drugs!