Surgical Knife May Sniff Out Cancer

Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

When a surgeon is removing a tumor, it's often hard to tell whether he or she has removed all of the cancer. But a new surgical knife can detect cancerous tissue as it cuts. The "iKnife" sniffs out cancer cells in the smoke given off by the tissue, tellin

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