Using Fractal Geometry To Stage Breast Cancer

Correctly staging cancer is key to making the right treatment decisions.  Unfortunately, there is always some variation introduced by human interpretation of tissue samples.  Scientists in Canada have developed a new way to help stage breast cancer that uses fractal geometry and computer analysis to determine how abnormal a tissue sample appears.  The new system assigns a value between 1 and 2 to all samples, with higher numbers being more abnormal. The system offers a way to standardize tissue analysis.