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inserted very far up into the colon to
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actually let you look through a lens
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at what's happening on the surface of the tissue.
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This has been a very important advance in terms of
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identifying cancer of the colon,for example.
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Similar scopes are available to look in the lung for lung cancer
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and to look in a variety of other sites in the body
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to look for cancer and other diseases.
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A lot of engineering technology
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has been brought to bear on the problem
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of diagnosing cancer and diagnosing cancer early.
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What do you do if a cancer is present?