A new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue.

"Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why haven't we heard of it? Rhodes shares the story behind the tool's creation, and the web of politics and economics that keep it from mainstream use."

http://www.ted.com/talks/deborah_rhodes.html

Cette présentation a valu à son auteure une standing ovation de toute la salle ...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbM1ZrpTQg

2 commentaires:

Ethics, Health and Death 2.0 a dit…

Ces conflits d'intérêt sont scandaleux. La mammographie pour mes 40 ans s'est très mal passée ...
Ce nouvel instrument DOIT être rendu disponible pour un maximum de patientes au plus vite !

Erin F a dit…

Grreat read thanks