BIOMONITORING

A droplet of blood can reveal the first signs that a cancer is developing in the body:Prof. R. N. Sharan, Director, Design Innovation Center at NEHU, Shillong

During this ‘stealth growth period’ of cancer, which is usually very long spanning sometimes to a decade or more, there are opportunities of detection. Unfortunately, since there is no physical discomfort in this period, no one likes to visit hospitals for cancer detection.