EVA: A student from Mexico designed a bra that helps in early detection of breast cancer. The idea was when her mother lost both breasts from the disease. So Julian Rios Cantu thought of finding a better means of early detection.
Breast cancer, if diagnosed early, has a cure rate of almost 100%. Nevertheless, many Women they still forget to do the necessary monthly tests that could lead to an early diagnosis of the disease.
Cantu's solution involves adding technology to an undergarment that most women wear anyway, a bra. The bra, called EVA, uses about 200 biosensors that map the surface of the breast and look for changes in temperature, size and weight.
Mapping and detecting changes in size and weight is the goal of most breast self-tests.
The temperature sensor, according to Cantu, is to analyze areas of excessive vaginal looking for increased blood flow in a specific area. This blood flow could feed a tumor, according to the investigator.
Cantu's design has earned an impressive 20.000 dollar prize at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).
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