Question NW3490 to the Minister of Health
11 December 2017 - NW3490
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department has considered using a device researched and manufactured by a certain company (name furnished) which detects biomarkers found in human tears (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No. The Department of Health is dedicated to implementing the latest available technology to diagnose breast cancers. However the technology using human tears is still being researched and is not available for clinical use.
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