Birmingham: Scientists in the UK are trying to develop a flavored lollipop that could be used to avoid painful mouth cancer diagnoses. Currently, the diagnosis of oral cancer is made by inserting a flexible camera on the end of a tube through the nose or mouth for biopsy. This painful procedure requires a lot of…
American experts have created a real lollipop called CandyCollect that can identify diseases in saliva. Photo: Courtesy of the University of Washington Washington: Scientists have made a small modification to the lollipop to turn it into a reliable device for identifying oral and respiratory diseases. Many diseases require saliva samples from deep in the throat….
