Low-cost device to diagnose skin cancer wins international Dyson award

Hand-held device dubbed sKan measures skin temperature to quickly and accurately identify melanoma, and could save lives around the world

A low-cost hand-held device which could help save lives across the world by diagnosing skin cancer early has won its inventors a prestigious international award and cash prize of £30,000.

Four graduates of McMaster University in Canada have scooped the James Dyson award for their invention, dubbed sKan: an easy-to-use gadget which measures skin temperature to quickly and accurately identify melanoma.

Continue reading... November 09, 2017 at 10:31AM