Jokingly, we expect our bras to work miracles, but soon they may actually do just that ? save you from breast cancer. Reno-based First Warning Systems is working on a new bra that could detect if you are developing breast cancer. Integrated sensors and a data controller regularly monitor your breasts and can watch for irregularities which may signal the growth of tumors. Tests so far are showing that the bra is far superior and may be able to detect cancerous growth up to 6 years sooner than self-exams or mammograms.
The First Warning Systems Bra is exciting news for Breast Cancer Awareness month and the company expects the product to be available in Europe in 2013 and in the US by 2014. The athletic-style bra features a series of small integrated sensors that tracks the temperature of the breasts. The sensors are connected to a controller that monitors and analyses the data and determines if there are any changes. Increases in temperature in a specific area indicate the growth of cancerous cells, which would signal a warning and notify your doctor.
While there is no prevention for breast cancer, the best hope for survival is early detection, which is currently achieved through self-exams, doctor exams and mammograms. These are not fool-proof methods and mammograms specifically have come under fire recently for false-positive results and exposure to radiation. After three clinical First Warning Systems claims their bra is non-evasive, more accurate (90%) at diagnosis and capable of detecting cancerous growth up to 6 years before the other methods would even pick up on a lump.
It likely won?t be a low-cost item anyone could pick up at their local drug store, the bras will likely be available with a prescription from a doctor for high risk patients and cost about $1,000. Wearing the bra all the time also may not be realistic, but hopefully even wearing it for just a few hours a day could collect enough data points to track your breasts? health.
+ First Warning Systems
[Via Fashionista]
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