Our newspaper has carried an article regarding a new technique for detecting breast cancer. It is based on optical detection using lasers in essentially a no-contact process. The technique is more sensitive than traditional mammography, definitely less painful, and perhaps less likely to give "false positives". The technique was developed at Clemson University. All the measurements in this article are in millimeters or centimeters, with no conversions to ifp units. The link is at http://www.charleston.net/pub/news/local/newbrst1026.htm today, but that may change. You should be able to find it by searching the files for today's paper in the archives. The headline is "New breast cancer test precise and painless" and it was written by LYNNE LANGLEY. Before you go there, though, please consider going to http://health.yahoo.com/ and clicking on the pink ribbon graphic on the left side. Yahoo has pledged a donation towards breast cancer research at $1 per click on this graphic. The resulting screen has some important information that might be of interest to you (and your favorite lady, if you're a male). Jim -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
