

Detecting Cancer Without Drawing Blood 72
An anonymous reader informs us of research out of Purdue that allows for early detection of cancer without a blood sample. The technique involves shining laser light on surface veins, such as those in the wrist or cheek.
Use a dog (Score:4, Informative)
Re:This was already posted ./ (Score:4, Informative)
It's very common for there to be multiple versions of the same story in the firehose, editors pick the best.
In this case, they picked the one that linked to the actual news release, not to a secondary news source as you suggest they should have.
Sample Size (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Next step - zapping? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:This was already posted ./ (Score:3, Informative)
Re:New? (Score:4, Informative)
This would be for evaluating treatments of known cancers.