NOVOSIBIRSK, October 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian scientists from Novosibirsk, west Siberia, have invented a device to define areas affected by cancer tumors more precisely, a senior research official said on Wednesday.
"The device will lengthen the lives of many people and cut the number of lethal cancer cases," Kirill Belik said.
"At present, the most effective way to treat tumors is surgery, while chemotherapy and other forms of treatment are considered additional methods," he said.
He said that, at present, only 10-15% of patients with stomach cancer live for more than five years after an operation.
"This is connected with the fact that surgeons removing damaged tissue are often unable to accurately define the affected areas, frequently concealed within healthy organs," Belik explained.
Scientists from three different medical institutes worked on the device for 15 years. Testing is due to begin in the near future.
