UK develops credit card-sized cancer detection device

British researchers are developing a micro-test device the size of a credit card that can be used to detect bladder, lung and cervical cancerThe device, developed by professors Thomas Krauss and Kishan Dolacchia, is made of semiconductor laser material slotts with detectors on the chip, according to a recent press release from the University of St AndrewsThis device is readily available to medical staff and patients alikeThe press release quoted Klaus as saying that manydiseaseneed to be tested by professionals using test tubes or expensive, complexinstrumentsThe equipment they developed simplifies biochemical testing, allowing tests normally conducted in remote laboratories at nearby medical sites such as community clinicsKrauss says the tiny devices can be produced and used on a large scale, thus avoiding cross-infectionResearchers have patented the technology and are expected to be commercialized within the next five to 10 years