Future of Healthcare - Cancer & Technology
The future of healthcare is shaping up in front of our very eyes with advances in digital healthcare technologies, such as artificial intelligence, VR/AR, 3D-printing, robotics or nanotechnology.
New technology in cancer treatment has also changed the way doctors and patients can approach radiation. In many people’s minds, radiation therapy has been known to impact and even damage healthy parts of the body surrounding the cancerous tumors. Advancements in technology have lessened much of that danger and made radiation into a safer, more effective form of treatment.
A new technology in cancer treatment is Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IMGT), which employs linear accelerators. IMGT allows for more precise radiation treatment because it uses technology that can recognize the size and shape of the tumor within the body. This is especially useful because tumors can move and change position as a result of normal body functions. Some tumors, such as those in the lungs, liver, prostate gland, and critical organs, are often more prone to movement than others. Through IMGT, a patient can receive radiation without damaging healthy surrounding tissue, even if the tumor has moved.
The developments of new technology in cancer treatment can provide hope for those suffering from the physical, emotional, and mental pain cancer causes. Generally also, the technological advances in the medical field have allowed for many life saving procedures.
Let us embrace innovations as technologies could help win many battles for us against cancer, AIDS or Ebola .And will lead to healthier individuals living in healthier communities globally.
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