British scientists’ 3D print 'phantom' tumors and organs to help combat cancer. It is no secret that 3D printing technology is currently an innovation to the medical world. While most of the revolutionary bio-printing projects are still a few years away from commercial implementation, the prospects look good. For now, practical medical 3D printing is largely focussing on ground-breaking prostheses and on 3D printed replicas of organs and other tissue to help doctors get to grips with rare and complicated problems.
In that latter category, a new and exciting breakthrough has just been made. For British scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research in London, England, have developed a method for 3D printing personalized replica models of tumors and organs. These 3D printed 'phantom' tumors and organ will allow doctors to target cancerous tumors more precisely and directly, enabling…
