Canada applies 3D technology to treat lung cancer

Canadian researchers on January 16 said they have begun deploying the application of 3D technology to the treatment of lung cancer to help health professionals diagnose early and More effective treatment for patients with this dangerous disease.

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Talking to journalists, experts from Canada's Cancer Treatment Agency British Columbia (BC) said 3D technology acts as a GPS global positioning device, providing specific instructions by capturing 3D images of the lungs, thereby helping physicians identify and check the extent of invasive tumors.

According to them, the application of this technology will help improve the accuracy of 30% to 80% in bronchoscopy for small lesions in the lungs compared to traditional biopsy methods. In addition, the application of this technology is particularly useful in cases where tumors are smaller than 2cm and located on the outside of the lung.

Previously, to diagnose and treat lung cancer, oncologists often had to rely on two-dimensional images (2D) to locate the tumor through a chest x-ray to look for images. ghosting or using tomography (CT).

The application of this 3D technology promises to open up good prospects for medical professionals to detect small tumors early as well as assess the extent of invasive tumors in the lungs, which can be selected. Appropriate treatments for each specific patient case.

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in all cancers. In the early stages, symptoms of lung cancer are often very poor and atypical, making diagnosis very difficult.

According to scientists, if detected early, the chances of survival for lung cancer patients are very high. However, recent statistics show that only 15% of cases were detected before this fatal disease began to spread.