Israeli invention may revolutionize skin cancer diagnosis

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: Ha'aretz

An Israeli company has developed what it believes is a breakthrough device to aid in the early detection of skin cancer.

The device, developed by Skin Cancer Scanning, is currently undergoing clinical trials at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. It offers far more precise data than the doctor's naked eye, by using fiber-optic cables to scan for potentially malignant moles.

It was found to be 92 percent effective in identifying certain types of skin cancer - far more so than any apparatus currently available.

Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, and its incidence rate grows annually.

The disease is currently identified through a two-stage diagnosis - first, suspicious moles are examined by a physician. If the physician believes the patient is at risk, the patient undergoes a biopsy.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1076671.html

[Hekate]

1. KnR from the freckly contingent

This is excellent news. I wonder how long before my dermatologist (and California Peggy's!) have this equipment?

Hekate

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[Odin2005]

4. What a totally inappropriate off-topic post.

:puke:

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[cali]

7. what a weak and tired response, sweetie.

not very original either.

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[cali]

21. stupid is as stupid does. and it doesn't do very well- as you so kindly

demonstrate. same with bigotry.

[Odin2005]

8. What the Israeli government does has nothing to do with disoveries by Israeli scientists.

:eyes:

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[Odin2005]

26. Go F*** yourself.

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[cali]

6. oh, please.

what an idiot post. welcome to DU. We need more fucking idiots here. not.

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[cali]

16. ha ha ha, wittle newbie.

problem is that I don't support Israel's occupation, nor it's blockade of Gaza, or the attack on Gaza. I do think it's practicing what is tantamount to Apartheid in the WB.

Oh, and dearie, little bigot freaks like you aren't long lived here. Go back to stormfront.

[sufrommich]

20. I'll bet the good little stormfronters are laying low on

their forums till the smoke from Pittsburgh clears.

[cali]

22. yep, so we get them over here. nice.

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[cali]

27. um, you won't be here long, sweetie.

and do try and use what functional brain cells you may have to figure out that you're a little sicko desperately in need of help.

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[cali]

37. aww. back again? you do love having your little bigot ass kicked, con't you, kumquat?

:rofl:

[sufrommich]

9. Ass. nt

[LanternWaste]

13. I imagine that to maintain intellectual consistency

I imagine that to maintain intellectual consistency, whenever and wherever a medical breakthrough is made you make a point to tie that to a specific negative aspect of that nations government, yes?

Or is this an activity you reserve only for Israeli medical breakthroughs...?

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[blueraven95]

3. Anything that reduces cancer is a good thing in my book

good for these researchers! :thumbsup:

[legin]

10. Mmmmm...

How to maintain yourself amoungst the officially recognised 'good guys' ?

Come up with some ground-breaking invention every nine months or so.

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[legin]

23. Welcome to DU

:-)

In case you don't know, be a tad careful about the Israel/Palestine topic, it has a habit of getting good sensible people tombstoned.

[cali]

28. good sensible people don't rail on about

evil zionists in a thread about a medical breakthrough. The poster is hardly sensible- unless you think stormfront is a sensible place.

[legin]

15. 'Scientific progress' is part of the Western cultural tradition n/t

[sufrommich]

17. Yeah, that's it! These "inventions" are obviously politically

timed according to the PR needs of Israel. God, the stupid...it hurts.

[cali]

24. it does, doesn't it?

and though it thankfully doesn't happen too often, we do occasionally get the troll who's anti-zionism is more like bigotry than anything else.

[cali]

19. I doubt this has zip all to do with that. And it wouldn't work anyway

Israel has a very active medical research community.

[Posteritatis]

34. I find it hilarious how many people flick their brain's "off" switch upon seeing the I word (nt)

[Chulanowa]

30. Well, that's good news!

Anything that can make early identification easier is almost on par with a cure.

(But Behind the Aegis still smells like socks :P )

[Hekate]

31. Ye gods and little catfishes. I'm glad I was the first response and then left for the night...

... Whatever the smelly trolly dustup was, I'm glad to have missed it.

Hekate

[Posteritatis]

33. Those idiots are being pretty unsubtle lately, aren't they?

I actually expected half the posts in this thread to be from Mr. Name Removed from the subject line alone, and it depresses me that I was right.

[Barack_America]

32. Good news! nt

[Alamuti Lotus]

38. Cool. No sun-screen for me this weekend!