Kerala-based Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has developed a unique technology to detect highly rare cancer cells circulating in blood stream, using a robust custom-made centrifugal prototype. The technology involves a non-invasive blood test blood test to ascertain while treating a patient, whether the cancer has a tendency to spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer is rapidly emerging as a matter of public health concern in India. The rising cancer incidence in the country is bound to exert tremendous strain on people and the health systems, which may be least prepared to manage this burden, according to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).