Chilean
engineer Alejandro Tocigl has developed an early cancer detection system based
on a simple blood test,local daily La Tercera reported.The technology is based on a diagnostic test to detect microRNA, small molecules
of genetic material which function as a biomarker for various types of
pathologies."We are now focusing on the development of this tool for stomach cancer.
However, the idea is that in the future, this technology could be applied to
other types of cancer and different conditions," Tocigl said at a press
conference in Santiago.
Stomach cancer has the highest death rate in Chilean cancer sufferers.
"Early detection and timely treatment increases survival chances over five
years to around 90 percent," said the engineer.
Tocigl's company, Miroculus, created the system which mixes a patient's
microRNA molecules with specialized chemical compounds. The system then
analyzes the molecules and runs a diagnosis to identify correlations with
specific conditions.
According to the Image of Chile Foundation, which is Chile's international
promotion agency, this test will hopefully be put to broad use in 2018 and will
be cheap and
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