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Gabriela Galvin

Why scientists think diamonds could help identify cancer that has spread

UK scientists have designed a new way to trace breast cancer’s malignant route through the body – using diamonds.

When cancer spreads, its first stop is often the nearby lymph nodes. Doctors typically use radioactive tracers or fluorescent dyes to make the cancer cells visible and identify just how much the disease has metastasised.

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