With the invention of this camera pill it became possible to spot the earliest signs of caner.
The device was developed with the goal of taking quality, color images in confined spaces.
It can detect early signs of esophageal cancer, which is the fastest growing type of cancer in the United States.According to Eric Seibel, the lead researcher at the University of Washington, the pill has a width of an adult fingernail and is twice as long.Using the new scanning device is rather cheap due to the fact that it is small and there is no need of anesthesia and sedation. More information about the pill can be found.
Source: http://www.infoniac.com/health-fitness/top-10-most-important-inventions-of-the-21st-century-in-medicine.html
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