Mortality throughout the world due to cutaneous melanoma has been increasing over the past two decades, accounting for 3% of deaths caused by cancer. Because survival rates increase substantially when diagnosed at an early stage, successful treatment of melanoma depends on early detection. We have been working to develop optical… read more
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Image-guided surgery using Raman microscopy
Surgery remains a primary tool to remove cancerous tumors; however, a major challenge of the procedure is incomplete surgical removal leading to recurrence, costly adjuvants and secondary surgeries. The current method to determine surgical success relies on histopathology, after the surgery is complete. We are developing methods to assess surgical… read more
