{"id":1430,"date":"2014-11-14T03:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2015-01-28T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:12:16","slug":"new-google-tech-aims-to-diagnose-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/14\/new-google-tech-aims-to-diagnose-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Google Tech Aims to Diagnose Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1000\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MP9004317021-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"The Latest In Cancer Treatment\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MP9004317021-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MP9004317021-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MP9004317021.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Latest In Cancer Treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since early diagnosis is key to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/TreatmentSummary.aspx#sthash.7LvoXYiR.dpbs\">treating cancer<\/a> and other diseases, mega-corp Google is working on developing technology that will aid in the early diagnosis of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and other diseases, much earlier than is currently possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakthroughs in nano-technology are hoped to lead the way<\/strong><br \/>\nGoogle\u2019s plan is to combine disease-detecting nanoparticles, swallowed via pill, with a wristband that will perform non-invasive blood tests. The goal is for the nanoparticles to identify and match markers for different conditions, then travel back to the wristband to communicate these slight changes in a person\u2019s biochemistry that indicate the early symptoms of disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A step ahead<\/strong><br \/>\nCancerous and healthy tissues are decidedly distinct, and if <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-29802581\">Google\u2019s technology<\/a> is able to identify the unique traces of these unhealthy tissues in the blood before physical symptoms appear, diagnosis can be made when cancer is still preventable or treatable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology dream-team<\/strong><br \/>\nThe product will be developed by the search company\u2019s semi-secret innovation lab, Google X, and led by Dr. Andrew Conrad, molecular biologist and inventor of a now widely used inexpensive HIV test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventing false-positives<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause of the increase in anxiety the identification of these markers could create, Dr. Conrad has emphasized the need for rigorous testing before the product\u2019s release and widespread use to prevent unnecessary worry \u2013 or unnecessary treatment. Once released, however, this technology is expected to be a revolutionary and effective weapon in the prevention and treatment of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for ways to become proactive with your cancer treatment plan? Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/\">Issels Integrative Oncology<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since early diagnosis is key to treating cancer and other diseases, mega-corp Google is working on developing technology that will aid in the early diagnosis of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and other diseases, much earlier than is currently possible. Breakthroughs in nano-technology are hoped to lead the way Google\u2019s plan is to combine disease-detecting nanoparticles, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/14\/new-google-tech-aims-to-diagnose-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Google Tech Aims to Diagnose Cancer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,201,203],"tags":[218,243,215,329,244,276,334],"class_list":["post-1430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-research","tag-alternative-cancer-therapies","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer-care","tag-chemo-alternative","tag-chemotherapy","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer","tag-pollution"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1431,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}