Friday, November 14, 2014

Scientists are moving up in the world of cancer

Scientists have possibly created the technology that will help them watch how cancer spreads throughout the human body. If this chip works as it is planned to, cancer could be stopped in it's tracks before any damage is done to a person's body. I'm very passionate about cancer treatments because a few of my family members and friends have been affected by cancer. I hope that this chip does what the scientists are designing it for. This chip is supposedly going to be able to find the birthplace of the cancer cells and show the process that spreads the cancer from its birthplace to the rest of the body.
Saying that this chip works as planned, it will be able to precisely show how tumor cells travel. When tumor cells travel, they metastasize (grow larger). This is what causes about 90% of cancer deaths. So as you can see, if this new technology is developed and perfected soon, we can use it to save the lives of the cancer patients. 
I'm so excited to see the results from this chip. No, it may not be fully developed for a while, but once it is, I hope to see news headlines stating "Microchips have led to thousands of cancer free lives". Are you interested in seeing how this chip will work and what the hopes for it is? If so, check out the actual article at-

http://www.futurity.org/lab-chip-cancer-metastasis-800882/

cancer lab chip

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1 comment:

  1. It is amazing what technology (and scientists) can do! This invention is great and I hope it has its expected turn out. I agree with you and I am also excited to see the results of this experiment. From biology, we've learned about tumors and the way that they spread, and I think it will be great if scientists found a way to stop the spreading of the cancer. I look forward to more great posts!

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