Scientists invent system to improve effectiveness of cancer surgery

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that causes tumors to “light up” when a hand-held laser is directed at them.

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