Identification of Prostate Cancer Cells on the Horizon With Breakthrough Technology From University of California, Santa Barbara

A team of researchers at UC Santa Barbara has developed a breakthrough technology that can be used to discriminate cancerous prostate cells in bodily fluids from those that are healthy. The findings are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While the new technology is years away from use in a clinical setting, the researchers are nonetheless confident that it will be useful in developing a micro-device that will help in understanding when prostate cancer will metastasize, or spread to other parts of the body.