Polish scientists at the University of Gdańsk have patented a new method for quickly diagnosing urinary tract cancers, which they say could improve the accuracy rate of diagnosing cases.
The method is able to detect enzymes in urine released by cancerous tumors, even in the early stages of growth.
A member of the research team, Natalia Gruba, said the new method was far less invasive than current methods of diagnosis which rely on observing tissue samples.
She also added that the new method was able to detect enzymes released by the tumour even before it was visible to the naked eye.
The head of the research team, Adam Lesner, the new method had an accuracy rate of 80 percent accuracy rate in detecting the presence of cancer in clinical tests.
Urologist Lech Stachurski said that if the scientists' findings were correct it constituted "a world-scale breakthrough".
Bladder cancer is among the top ten most common cancers worldwide with an estimated more than half a million cases diagnosed in 2018, according to World Health Organization data, and is much more commonly seen in male than female patients.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, Reuters
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