New Prostate Cancer Test on Anvil
June 11th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis, prostate cancer preventionGentag Inc. and MacroArray Technologies LLC are developing a low-cost, wireless test that detects cancer early on.
Designed like a pregnancy test, a male gives a urine sample on a test strip that contains an imbedded wireless sensor tag, and the antibodies in the strip test react with the antigens in the urine. The resulting data is sensed by the sensor tag and communicated to a cell phone or PDA that processes the data and transmits the results to the attending physician.
The two companies are anticipating the technology to reach the market in two years, after receiving all funding and Food and Drug Administration approvals.
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