How can general practitioners better detect melanoma?
Source: Euro News, May 2024
Thanks to a new skin cancer screening technology developed by Latvian researchers, clinicians across the EU may soon have access to a portable device that can detect melanoma without a biopsy.
A new handheld machine developed with the help of an EU grant is speeding up the rate of melanoma diagnosis.
Dmitrijs B?iz?uks, a senior scientist and associate professor at the Institute of Applied Informatics Systems at Riga Technical University, told Euronews why it is so important for high-risk individuals to have quick and easy access to accurate screenings: “When we started the project, we understood there was a large flow of patients who wish to have their small moles checked.