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This organ is a critical part of a person's body because it is responsible as the pathway for swallowed food to move from the throat to the stomach. The problem with this type of cancer is that it ...

as part of plans to rule out suspected throat cancer faster. The adaptor aligns the iPhone camera with a 32 mm conventional endoscope eyepiece. The high definition footage can be instantly shared with ...

An adapter which plugs into an iPhone to check for throat cancer is being piloted by the NHS in the West Midlands. The device, developed by Birmingham-based medical technology company Endoscope-i ...

The National Health Service (NHS) has started testing a new iPhone adapter which can check if someone has throat cancer. It is hoped that the device will allow thousands of patients to find out early ...

But a mouth cancer diagnosis in 2019 meant Ms Marston would have to learn to eat in a different way - without her tongue. Ms Marston is sharing her story as the number of mouth cancer cases in the ...

Kyle - who had been categorised as a "low risk" referral - was then given the news that he had throat cancer just 20 days following his referral to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Now the ...

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 ...

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Thousands of patients could receive the all-clear for suspected throat cancer faster, thanks to a new iPhone device and app being piloted by the NHS. The innovative adapter providing a 32mm lens and ...

One patient has told how a trial of the new tech saw him diagnosed with throat cancer despite being considered a “low risk” referral. Kyle Jones, 31, initially went to his GP after suffering ...

Deaths increased from 3,213 to 3,469 in the same period. Oropharyngeal cancer, which affects the throat, tonsils, and back of the tongue, is a major contributor to the rising numbers, with cases ...