Deborah Rhodes: A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it's not available to you

http://www.ted.com Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why haven't we heard of it? Rhodes shares the story behind the tool's creation, and the web of politics and economics that keep it from mainstream use.

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[GrimSoul66]

Why is it that everytime I hear about the political aspect of almost anything I get so pissed off..

[SuperiorApostate]

Religion cuts off the clitoris, science saves breasts. which do you choose?

[themadhatter8888]

Great woman! No, Amazing woman!

[Zrno3]

@SuperiorApostate True. And False.

[bentothetenthpower]

@Vortex42 Shit I get it! You are from fucking UK!! The land of doublethink! I apologize for expecting you to be capable of common sense. Your inbred Royalty chased out most of the people with minds of their own centuries ago.

Not that I don't know some decent folks from UK... Don't get me wrong.

Just that I have been faced with this kind of blind acceptance of blatant bullshit from too many British folks to not feel that it is at least a trend in UK society.

Oh, and fuck you.

[deersdrinkbeer]

@KilluaXIII It's fair, in all honestly we live in a largely male-dominated world

[KilluaXIII]

great talk. excep fort "recorded at TEDwomen", which is a fuckin insult! there's no TEDmen for a reson, you disgusting sexists!

[LazyOtaku]

@Ko252 Did I say prevent? More like protects and treats.

[Ko252]

@LazyOtaku It doesnt prevent cancer, but is very good at pain resultet by it. 

[LazyOtaku]

@Wiseguyzmoney If it was made properly, there would be a -VERY- good chance. Research Cannabinoids, it's a natural chemical in the body which has as many uses for the body as hemp does for everything else, cancer prevention and repair including.

[Wiseguyzmoney]

@LazyOtaku What do you mean? If you know someone that has breast cancer and she takes hemp oil supplements it would cure her?