JERUSALEM, October 24, 2017 (WAFA) – Al-Quds University announced on Tuesday that two of its researchers have invented and developed an app that allows women to detect breast cancer simply by snapping a photo from their own mobiles with immediate results.

AQU said Dr. Zaidoun Salah and Eng. Yazid Al Badarin have invented an App that allows women to detect breast cancer simply by snapping a photo from their own mobiles with immediate results.

Unlike the mammogram which can only be done once every two years, this patented app allows women to do it infinitely without harmful side effects. Salah says the app and the mammogram “complete” each other.

“We have experimented the app on mice and the results have been an extraordinary success. This encouraged us to experiment it on women in a Bethlehem medical center,” said Salah, who heads the Biology Department at Al-Quds Bard College. Salah says the app will be available for use upon the results of these experiments.

By taking a photo from their phone, the app will instantly analyze the woman’s body and reveal early symptoms. Afterwards, she can consult with a specialized physician, who will conduct further tests to determine if the tumor is benign or not.

This year alone, the Palestinian Health Ministry said that for every 100,000 persons living in the West Bank, 83.8 cases were cancer patients -- 52.5% females and 47.5% males. 

“This brilliant Palestinian invention is not unsystematic but comes as part of our relentless efforts to contribute to the treatments of paramount health issues nationally and internationally,” said the President of Al-Quds University, Imad Abu Kishek.

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