New app uses smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer

(University of Washington) A new app from University of Washington researchers could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer simply by snapping a smartphone selfie. The disease kills 90 percent of patients within five years, in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news