Diagnostics
Implanted Mirrors Could Signal When Cancer Recurs
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 8th, 2001
Instead of running regular blood tests to see if a tumor is growing back, a doctor will use a simple instrument to bounce a low-power laser beam off a silicon "mirror" implanted under the patient's skin. Computer analysis of the reflected beam will tell the physician if cancer has returned.
Some cancers, like prostate and colorectal, release specific chemical markers into the bloodstream as they develop. Doctors can spot the disease by looking for these markers.
"Just one cell of a tumor will...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2001-05-08)
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