Better marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries
Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 09:07
in Health & Medicine
A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimise pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a porous glass, can mark the location of early-stage tumours to show their position using ultrasound imaging in the operating room...