Speaking of cancer, people are always afraid. It is a disease that can kill people in a short time. For cancer screening, generally speaking, the results can be obtained only after a series of precise examinations in the hospital, such as genetic testing and X-ray examination. However, recently we learned that in the future, people may be able to do cancer screening in their urine at home.
It is reported that hirotsu Bio Science Company in Japan is currently engaged in the business of cancer screening in household urine. The company recently announced that it has developed a method for early detection of pancreatic cancer, and this inspection service will be launched in 2023. The principle of this technology is to determine whether or not there is cancer from a trace of urine, including 15 kinds of cancers in various parts of the body, through nematodes with a body length of 1mm. In addition, the new pancreatic cancer test uses nematodes that operate the genes that sense the odor, taking advantage of the characteristics that the odor of patients’ urine varies with different types of cancer.
The clinical research carried out by the company in advance shows that the “sensitivity” to accurately judge the positive of pancreatic cancer patients and the “specificity” to accurately judge the negative of non pancreatic cancer patients are 100% and 91.3%, respectively. It is worth mentioning that although the cost of this cancer screening test has not been determined, it is expected to be cheaper than the ordinary pancreatic cancer test which requires tens of thousands of yen. Patients in need may try it.
Japanese company develops technology for screening cancer with urine
