Showing posts with label Skin Cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skin Cancer. Show all posts

New device small enough to fit in a GP’s pocket can diagnose skin cancer in 20 seconds - Daily Mail 25th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A device small enough to fit in a GP’s pocket can diagnose dangerous skin cancers in just 20 seconds.

The hand-held gadget, which costs around £500, can detect cancer using a complex technique called Optical Transfer Diagnosis.

tags: Skin Cancer, Health, News, UHN, Diagnosis, Primary Care, Daily Mail

Cure for cancer may be delayed by years after callous thieves stole top researcher’s laptop - Daily Mail 21st November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

A top surgeon who has dedicated his career to discovering a cure for skin cancer has lost years of critical research after callous thieves stole his laptop.

Tom Chapman, 35, has spent more than a decade studying how skin cancer manifests and spreads - and believes he was on the verge of a vital breakthrough.

His work was held on a laptop which was stolen when his car was nicked.

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tags: Surgery, Health, News, Skin Cancer, Information Technology, Crime Prevention and Control, UHN, Daily Mail