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Pen Detects Cancer Almost Immediately in Lab Tests

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Surgery plays a major role in diagnosing cancer and finding out how far it may have spread. But soon, instead of waiting for the lab results, surgeons could learn exactly where a tumor is located almost immediately, during surgery, using a device shaped like a pen. VOA’s Deborah Block reports.

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