Knife that ‘smells tumours’ can detect womb cancer within seconds

Exclusive: iKnife can reliably diagnose endometrial cancer and help thousands of healthy women get all-clear quickerA revolutionary surgical knife that “smells tumours” can diagnose womb cancer within seconds, researchers have found in a breakthrough that could enable thousands of healthy women to get the all-clear quicker.The disease is the fourth most common cancer in women and affects about 9,000 a year in the UK, but only about 10% of those with suspected symptoms who undergo a biopsy are found to have it.Continue reading...
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