2024-03-19 19:56:01
The device would be able to detect a size of just 2 mm using an electric current. To do this, it will capture the evolution of breast tissue, which becomes denser when a tumor takes hold. The data collected by the device would then be transmitted to the bra owner’s smartphone, but also to health professionals.
Clinical trials to be carried out
“We open the door to the investigation of alternative breast cancer detection that might be carried out in the comfort of the patient’s home,” said Dr. Yang Wei, an expert in electronic textiles. He adds that this device would “save essential hospital resources while providing a viable solution for detecting early signs of cancer”.
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1 million additional screenings in 2025. This is the objective set by the National Cancer Institute and Health Insurance as World Cancer Day approaches, on February 4. The two institutions are calling for general mobilization while each year in France, 433,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed and 157,000 people die from it. In this context, screening for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers is a public health issue. It makes it possible to detect these cancers as early as possible, before the appearance of symptoms, even before the appearance of the cancer in the case of colorectal cancers and cervical cancers.
The objective is also to better understand the development of tumors and to promote more rapid detection. In 2023, 61,214 new cases were detected, according to Public health France. It is the most common cancer in women.
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