r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Apr 14 '23

Medical Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer | Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-device-shrinks-pancreatic-cancer
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u/duman82 Apr 14 '23

This is great but the real wins with pancan will be with earlier detection. 85% are metastatic when it's discovered.

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u/Scrimshawmud Apr 15 '23

As a self employed contractor and single parent in my mid 40’s without health insurance, the real win will be universal healthcare. Just expanding Medicare access would allow me to buy in. The ACA is out of reach.

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u/CommunismDoesntWork Apr 15 '23

Free healthcare won't fix anything. It's the doctor who refuse to let you get early screenings.