Researchers Developed a New Surgical Technique to Remove Cancerous Cells

Researchers created a new surgical technique to help doctors detect and remove cancerous cells. The new technique, which lights up tumour cells during surgery. It will help doctors to spot undetectable tumours measuring just a tenth of a millimeter. The new technique tracks tumors and make it glow under fluorescent light.  It increases success rate in tricky cancer operations. Researchers used a special camera to highlight cancer cells and display them as green glowing patches on a monitor.

Biochemistry professor Philip Low, from Purdue University in Indiana, the US, invented the technique. It is very difficult to locate ovarian cancer which is often spotted at a late stage. The traditional methods, which depend on touch and vision, miss to detect small tumours.