EVA: A student from Mexico designed a bra that helps in the early detection of breast cancer. He had the idea when his mother lost both her breasts to the disease. So the Julian Rios Cantu thought of finding a better means of early detection.
Breast cancer, if diagnosed early, has a healing rate of almost 100%. However, many women still forget to do the necessary monthly examinations that could lead to an early diagnosis of the disease.
Cantu's solution involves adding technology to a pair of underwear that most women wear a bra anyway. The bra with the name EVA uses approximately 200 biosensors that map the surface of the breast and look for changes in temperature, size and weight.
Mapping and the localization of changes in size and weight is the goal of most breast self-exams.
The temperature sensor, according to Cantu, is to analyze areas of hypervascularization looking for increased flow bloodin a certain area. This blood flow could feed a tumor, according to the researcher.
Cantu's design earned him an impressive $20.000 prize at the global competition Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).
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