Self-breast exam? MRI? Mammogram? what about ultrasound? The debate over breast cancer screening and the best techniques of detection is by no means settled, but now a new scheme just came to town! The "Smart Bra" relies on microwave antennae in the bra you are wearing to detect changes in temperature within the breast, which may correlate with increased blood flow and thus potentially a growing cancer - that is the reasoning of the researchers at least. Using this form of "thermography" is neat, but would it really be effective? Can you just throw this thing in the wash or is it a knits/delicates or would it be a Dry Clean Only kind of thing?
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I agree. Sounds interesting, but let's wait to see how practical it turns out to be...
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