Diagnosing Cancer in Vivo
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- 18 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 292 (5520) , 1401-1403
Abstract
The modern era of medicine has seen the development of new instruments and analyses for examining the human body. Medical advances have extended life expectancy, but a byproduct of longer life is a greater likelihood of developing cancer. Consequently, there is heightened interest in improved technologies for the diagnosis of cancer. Non-invasive, automated methods for diagnosing tumors without the need to perform excisional biopsies are discussed.Keywords
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