The machines used for cancer treatment are upgraded, thereby enhancing their performance. Developed countries have upgraded to the use of a fully robotic radiotherapy device called Cyberknife for targeted treatment for breast cancer and other types of cancer. This advanced technology in medical science has brought success stories to the lives of patients and survivors. There are cases of cancer survivors celebrating as many as 30 years of surviving the disease.
Technology, according to Britannica, ‘is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment.’ In essence, technology is life; it modifies and eases human activities. Technology has been used to ease human activities ranging from communications, education, transportation, medicine and so on.
To juxtapose how modern technology has worked in diagnosing and treating breast cancer disease, there are more breast cancer survivors in developed countries because over time scientists keep making breakthroughs in medical sciences. The stage 4 breast cancer patients have chances of elongating and improving quality of life because there is access to modern medical machines. These medical technologies are accessible to all as a result of government interventions through insurance.
African countries are beginning to wake up to technological advancement, and this advancement is noticeable in Nigeria but the major focus has solely been on Information Technology and financial technology. Despite the fact that Information Technology brings the world closer, we also have to invest in technological advancement in medicine. Even after being a survivor for seven years, I still can’t believe Nigeria has only one PETSCAN machine, owned mainly by an Indian diagnostic centre.
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