Funding sought for new real-time prostate cancer diagnostic technology

Funding sought for new real-time prostate cancer diagnostic technology
University of Auckland researchers testing the laser tool on non-human tissue. (Image: Supplied)
Greg Hurrell
A non-invasive laser diagnostic tool invented in New Zealand could revolutionise the detection and treatment of prostate cancer, the most common type of cancer for men in this country.It’s capable of accurately differentiating cancerous cells from the surrounding healthy tissue, in contrast to the current hit-and-miss biopsy sampling methods.Clinical trials are about to be conducted in NZ, and a spinout company is already looking to raise more than $6 million for a push into the lucrative United States health market.The technology was dev...

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