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Dr. Gibbson
 
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A new method of imaging brain tumors will help surgeons see precisely where the tumor ends and healthy tissue begins, guiding the doctor through the surgery. The technique will work by hitting the brain with a non-invasive laser, and then analyzing the spectrum of light that emerges. The system will be able to sense the vibrations of chemical bonds, with healthy tissue and tumors differentiated by the amount of lipids and proteins in the cells. The data will be transmitted as a...
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A new super-fast camera coupled with a powerful optical microscope could lead to the development of a simple blood test for cancer. The device works by locating the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that break away from tumors as they form in the body. Finding a tumor cell amongst all the other materials in a blood sample is a tedious process. To overcome this, a super-fast camera is used and the images then sent to a computer able to identify the cancer cells based upon their...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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09/13/2011
I wish we had a vaccine for lung cancer, which could turn the deadly disease to a manageable illness. The vaccine would work by attacking the harmful mechanisms of lung cancer. The active ingredient would be based on a commonly found protein in victims of uncontrolled cancer, and could make cancer manageable by creating antibodies against the proteins that signal the uncontrolled cell cancerous cell growth.
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Julia
 
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Why not develop an implantable oxygen sensor able to continuously monitor tumor growth, allowing for quicker implementation of treatment plans? The device will monitor the oxygen concentration in the tissues surrounding the tumor and transmit the data to a receiver worn by the patient. The receiver will then send the information to a clinician so that the best treatment strategy could be determined.
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Training dogs to sniff out lung cancer in the breath of humans could lead to an easy, early detection method that could help save lives. The dogs are able to recognize lung cancer in 71 out of 100 samples and also identify the absence of cancer in 372 samples out of 400. The next steps is to identify the lung cancer marker and develop an electronic nose that could be used to diagnose the disease by smell.
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The wristwatch device will be designed to help reduce the nausea caused by chemotherapy without the use of drugs. The transdermal neuromodulation device will be worn on the wrist much like a typical watch. It will offer an alternative to drugs by modulating neural pathways through electrical pulses.
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Utilizing the body's own defense system may lead to less harmful ways of treating melanoma and other cancers. There is the study that involves a process known as adoptive t-cell therapy, in which immune cells are primed to seek out and kill cancer cells in the body. The results of the study are optimistic- out of nine patients, the cancer in four of them was rendered stable, and in one patient the disease disappeared, and has not returned even two years later. The method is...
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I have an idea to use gold nanoparticles to monitor the bloodstream to find tumor cells that remain after treatment. Polymer coated particles linked to a growth factor peptide instead of an antibody can detect and tag circulating tumor cells in the blood. The tagged tumor cells can then be revealed through laser illumination.
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02/02/2011
It will be great to have a device to help doctors identify suspicious moles that may require a biopsy. The device will scan for molecules with relative concentrations characteristic of melanoma. Shining a laser light on the molecular bonds will cause a shift in the reflected light, which will enable the doctors to identify the types and concentration of molecules, and whether or not a biopsy is necessary. With such a technology it will be possible to reduce the number of...