New 'Dentist' Test to Detect Oral Cancer (IMAGE)

University of Sheffield

New 'Dentist' Test to Detect Oral Cancer

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The new technology which will help detect oral cancer in less than twenty minutes. A chip containing cells taken from the mouth can be placed inside the analyzer, which will the produce a fast result.

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Professor John McDevitt from Rice University, USA and LabNow, the spin-out company that developed the technology.

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