AN INGENIOUS advance in mammography may make it possible to detect cancer at a much earlier stage. A research team has discovered that tumour cells give away their presence by scattering X-rays in a unique way, making them much easier to pinpoint among healthy cells.
In Britain, breast cancer affects one woman in ten, and is the biggest cause of cancer deaths among them. And like all cancers, early detection is crucial for reducing the chances of the tumour shedding cells and spawning secondary tumours elsewhere in the body.
But with today’s cancer-screening systems, it’s very hard to spot growths…
