New Endoscope Technology Paves the Way for "Molecular-Guided Surgery" for Cancer
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
With about 15 million endoscopies done on patients each year in the U.S., scientists today reported that a new version of these flexible instruments for diagnosing and treating disease shows promise for helping surgeons more completely remove cancerous tumors. Their report on technology that combines endoscopy with the phenomenon responsible for the blue glow in the water of nuclear reactors was part of the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).