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This press release was issued by the Royal Society on Tuesday 30 June 2009:
A groundbreaking non-invasive breast cancer treatment will be unveiled at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Scientists led by world-renowned breast cancer expert, Mr Mo Keshtgar, are the first to use photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat what is now the most common cancer in the UK.*
A short audio introduction to Chasing cancer with a flash of light from exhibitor Mohammed Keshtgar:
Researchers at the Royal Free Hospital and University College London are developing new optical techniques, to locate and assess a key lymph node to identify whether breast cancer has spread.