A ‘second pair of eyes’ for cancer surgeons

The dye allows surgeons to pick up cancer cells that are not visible to the naked eye, thus reducing the chance of a recurrence after the operation. — dpa

A glowing dye that clings to cancer cells gives surgeons a “second pair of eyes” to eradicate the disease, University of Oxford experts in the United Kingdom have found.

The dye, which has been developed for prostate cancer, but could be adapted to other forms of the disease, shows up areas of cancerous tissue not picked up by the naked eye during surgery.