Young Genius Makes Breast Cancer Diagnosis Less Painful

The global statistics for breast cancer are staggering: 1 in 8 women worldwide will be diagnosed at some point during their lifetime. Women who are diagnosed early have a 95 percent chance of living at least five years after diagnosis and it's estimated early breast cancer diagnosis could save 400,000 lives globally each year, according to the World Health Organization. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the least invasive technique to biopsy breast lumps, or masses. FNAs are less painful, less expensive to do, result in less complications for patients, and make results available more quickly than the current traditional core or open biopsies. FNAs are currently less reliable in conclusively diagnosing breast cancer than more invasive and painful techniques.