Early Cancer Diagnosis

Early Cancer Diagnosis

The Problem

• Cancer is rapidly becoming a major cause for mortality in low-to-middle income countries.
• If diagnosed early, over 90% of patients can be cured by small surgical interventions or radiotherapy alone.
• By contrast, late-stage cancer is generally incurable even when surgery is combined with expensive modalities such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
• Currently, most cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa present late as emergencies and resources are spent on interventions that are ultimately futile.
• Patients with late-stage cancer have to travel abroad to receive complex treatment which is expensive and destroys the final moments of their lives.

Our Solution

• We have developed an innovative approach to diagnose cancer from a simple blood draw called liquid biopsy.
• Performing this test on a yearly basis significantly reduces the number of patients diagnosed with late-stage cancer.
• Liquid biopsies allow more patients to be cured with small and effective surgical interventions, thereby avoiding futile oncology tourism and ultimately saving lives.