The NHS has begun trialling a new iPhone adapter which can check whether someone has throat cancer. It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease within hours rather than days or weeks as well as helping to detect cases early.

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NHS pilots new iPhone adapter to check patients for throat cancer

Patients often have to wait weeks to get the all-clear - but new technology may help cut down waiting times

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The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app.

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iPhone device that rules out throat cancer faster piloted in NHS

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Officials hope the new gadget and app will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease much faster – while also helping to detect cases early.

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An adapter that transforms an iPhone into a portable tool to rapidly rule out throat cancer in those suspected of having the disease is being piloted by the NHS. Officials hope the technology will cut the amount of time patients wait to get the all-clear from doctors. People suspected of having throat cancer are usually given an endoscopy. The procedure, carried out in hospital, involves a long, thin tube with a camera inside being passed throug…

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It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease within hours – rather than days or weeks – as well as helping to detect cases early. People suspected of having throat cancer are usually given an endoscopy, which involves a long, thin tube with a camera inside being passed through their mouth or nose to look inside their body. The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to one of Apple’s smart…

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NHS Pilots New IPhone Adapter To Check Patients For Throat Cancer - Great Yorkshire Radio

The NHS has begun trialling a new iPhone adapter which can check whether someone has throat cancer. It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease within hours – rather than days or weeks – as well as helping to detect cases early. People suspected of having throat cancer are usually given an endoscopy, which involves a long, thin tube with a camera inside being passed through their mouth or no…

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A medical technology trial using iPhones in the detection of throat cancer is being undertaken by the NHS amid a surge of referrals creating waiting list backlogs. Nervous patients often have to wait weeks to get the all-clear, but it is hoped a new camera device attached to a smartphone would capture images instantly, allowing specialists to check for traces of cancer and report back in hours. Janet Hennessy, 76 and from Bradeley in Stoke-on-Tr…

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The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app.  An adapter that transforms an iPhone into a portable tool to rapidly rule out throat cancer in those suspected of having the disease is being piloted by the NHS. Officials hope the technology will cut the amount of time patients wait to get the all-clear from doctors. People suspected of having throat cancer are usually …

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