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New Paper-Based Urine Cancer Screenings Could be as Easy as Testing for Pregnancy

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Image via Shutterstock Early detection of cancer is often crucial to patient survival, but in many parts of the world people just can’t afford the cost of an expensive diagnosis. To combat the rise of cancer rates in developing countries, MIT engineers have developed a revolutionary paper-based urine test that could cheaply and effectively diagnosis whether a person has cancer in mere minutes. The test, which works similarly to a pregnancy test, uses synthetic biomarker technology to eliminate the need for expensive, specialized equipment. Read the rest of New Paper-Based Urine Cancer Screenings Could be as Easy as Testing for Pregnancy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cancer screenings , early detection cancer , lateral flow assay , MIT , MIT researchers , nanoparticles , pregnancy test , sangeeta bhatia , synethic biomarker technology , tumor proteins , urine-based test        

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