Development of a new surgical-guidance tool for intra-operative tumour margin assessment in breast cancer

三分之一接受保乳手术的乳腺癌患者切除的组织不足，导致复发风险增加。我们已经开发出一种高分辨率的光学成像探针，具有检测小面积癌症的潜力。它可以用来帮助指导外科医生从病人身上切除所有癌组织。这笔赠款将使我们能够将探针开发到可以在手术中使用的阶段，并进行世界上第一次临床扫描。

One third of breast cancer patients undergoing breast conserving surgery have insufficient tissue removed, resulting in an increased risk of recurrence. We have developed a high resolution optical imaging probe with the potential to detect small areas of cancer. It could be used to help guide the surgeon to remove all cancerous tissue from the patient. This grant will allow us to develop the probe to a stage that it can be used during surgery, and perform the world’s first clinical scans.