Finds and kills: scientists tested a new method of fighting cancer

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Scientists used lasers for early diagnosis of cancer and assessment of possible recurrence of the disease.

Cytophone technology has a sensitivity that is 1000 times higher than that of current technologies. The results of a study testing the new device were published in Science Translational Medicine. This is reported on the website of the Swiss organization The World Economic Forum.

The main purpose of the device is to find and destroy tumor cells before they metastasize and spread throughout the body.

The developed photoacoustic method can be used directly in melanoma, it will allow you to detect even a small number of cancer cells, as well as destroy them using laser pulses.

The technology has therapeutic potential, it is non-invasive and allows you to kill malignant cells in real time.

Metastasis is the process of forming secondary tumors by spreading primary tumor cells throughout the body through the circulatory and lymphatic systems.