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Listening for Cancer Cells

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sorry-to-hear-that dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia, it's now possible to detect skin cancer cells present in blood samples by listening to the sound of melanoma cells. The scientists have used a method named photoacoustic detection, which uses a laser to make cells vibrate and ultrasound techniques to pick the sound of cancerous cells. This technique is so precise that it's possible to identify the spread of cancer even if there are only ten melanoma cells in a blood sample. Still, large clinical tests must be done before this method can be widely used."

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  1. This one's go by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    This one's got the Rockinpneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flue

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    1. Re:This one's go by thewiz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, I'd bet cancer cells play the Imperial March from Star Wars.

      Plus Darth Vader breathing noises.

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  2. They also found a new way to kill the cells too by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    they just tell the RIAA that they are infringing on their copyrighted "sound of cancer" Clean them up real quick :P

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    1. Re:They also found a new way to kill the cells too by stunt_penguin · · Score: 4, Funny

      And in the naked light I saw
      Ten rounds of chemo, maybe more

      Tumor growing without shrinking
      Pack a day, what was I thinking?

      Things are going wroooong,
      I'm loosing all my hair....
      It's not fair

      This is the sound... of Cancerrr

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  3. Re:The sound.... of cancer by LordPhantom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, yeah, like if they were detecting prostate cancer.....
    "You want me to stick the speaker WHERE????"

  4. One must wonder by nizo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do they make little screaming noises or evil laughing noises?

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  5. lasers? by aaronots · · Score: 2, Funny

    unfortunalely the lasers used actually cause skin cancer in the process

  6. Shhh be werwy werwy kwiet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm melanoma hunting hehehehe

  7. what do they sound like? by revery · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently cancer cells sound very much like the Starland Vocal Band and can frequently be heard singing "Afternoon Delight" while carrying out their destructive task.

    Which is just one more good reason to eradicate cancer once and for all...

  8. Luke, use photoacoustic detection... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Luke: How was your chemotherapy treatment?
    • Obi-Wan: It's as if millions of cancer cells suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
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