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The Japanese have developed an ultra-fast method of cancer diagnosis
Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
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Japanese specialists have invented a unique technology for diagnosing cancer at its early stages. To establish an accurate diagnosis, a small amount of the patient's blood and three minutes of time are required. It is worth noting that such a diagnostic method does not exist in any other country.
Katsuyuki Hasegawa, an employee of MYTECH, a major manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment, said that the new technology is such a simple diagnostic process that its practical application in clinics is possible in the very near future.
The company's developers have created a metal plate with a special composition. Blood from a patient suspected of having a malignant process is dripped onto this metal, then the plate is exposed to ultraviolet or other types of radiation, as a result of which the cancer patient's blood begins to glow, and the glow only occurs in the case of a malignant process; in the case of benign tumors, the patient's blood does not glow.
The effectiveness of the new technology was tested on 20 volunteers who had both malignant and benign tumors. As a result of testing, there was not a single error, each time the test showed a 100% result.
Scientists plan to use this technology to detect pancreatic, stomach, and colon cancer, which is currently diagnosed at the last stages, when the disease is no longer subject to surgery or other treatment. The specialists plan to conduct the first clinical trials next year.
It is worth noting that such a rapid method of diagnosing cancer in the early stages will save the lives of thousands of people, since many types of cancer are asymptomatic and are detected in the later stages, when the tumor spreads throughout the body, and chemotherapy or surgery are no longer effective.
Another unique development in the field of cancer diagnostics was the work of Swedish scientists. In this country, more than 600 people die from malignant skin cancer every year, which is 20% of the total number of cancer patients with melanoma (every year in Sweden, about three thousand people are diagnosed with malignant skin cancer).
Experts note that typical manifestations of melanoma on the skin can be detected with the naked eye, but if you use a microscope, you can see the first manifestations of the malignant process and confirm or refute the oncologist's suspicions.
Dr. Karlskoga Mikael Tarstedt noted that in about 15% of cases it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis and determine malignant changes in skin spots, in the language of specialists such areas on the skin are called "gray". In these cases, each specialist makes an independent decision on removing the spots or continuing to monitor them.
The method of Swedish specialists was named Nevisense, it uses the measurement of the resistance of spots by an electric impulse. As a result of such diagnostics, it is possible to determine whether a malignant process has begun in the cells of the skin of the gray zone.
The new diagnostic method is already being tested at Örebro University Hospital.