Scientists Study 'Breast-Cancer-Detecting Bra' In Space: '10 Years Of Tumor Growth Can Occur In One Day'

Scientists Study 'Breast-Cancer-Detecting Bra' In Space: '10 Years Of Tumor Growth Can Occur In One Day'

Scientists Study 'Breast-Cancer-Detecting Bra' In Space: '10 Years Of Tumor Growth Can Occur In One Day' In 2023, Canan Dagdeviren, who leads the Women’s Health Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, published a study on a groundbreaking invention: An ultrasound device that can be attached to a bra, designed to catch breast cancer early. The device is a flexible patch that can be attached to the undergarment, allowing the wearer to move an ultrasound tracker along the patch and image the breast tissue from different, more dynamic angles.  The ultrasound device in action. Photo courtesy of Canan Dagdeviren In the 2023 study, Dagdeviren and her team found that they could obtain ultrasound images with resolution as clear as those used in medical imaging centers.  But unlike traditional mammograms, the device offers a safer and more frequent alternative, capturing data from the same spot consistently and even detecting anomalies as small as 0.3 centimeters. It’s called the Ultrasound …