New technology developed to detect breast cancer early

"Even though we're compressing the breast cancer together, the tissue is stacked on top of each other," she says. "With the conventional 2-D image, we're not able to see through that tissue. The 3-D allows us to see a slice ... at a time thus finding cancers earlier than before."

The patient won't experience much of a difference with the new update. Within 12 seconds dozens of photos will be taken of the breast, better revealing any present abnormalities.

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