Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Şahintürk H., Akduman İ.(Yürütücü)
TÜBİTAK Projesi, 2021 - 2023
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and has the highest incidence of cancer in women. 1 out
of 8 women is
diagnosed by breast cancer every year. In 2012, it reached 25.2% of women worldwide. The number of patients who were
diagnosed with breast cancer was about 1.7 million worldwide in 2012.
“Early detection is the most possible way with today’s technology to save our wifes, daughters, mothers, …loved ones”
Early diagnosis of cancer is utmost importance and unfortunately the existing solutions on the market have such tremendous
harms on the human body as they mostly use harmful x-ray that there are even academic studies that claim that some
devices even increase the probability of the cancer. X-ray mammography cannot be used as screening tests for women
younger than 40 years old and cannot be used more than one time in a year.
“Early detection is only possible with breast cancer screening of young women early and frequently.”
The breast cancer-screening and diagnosis device that we developed, namely SAFE (Scan And Find Early), is a device
used for imaging tumors in breast tissue using harmless electromagnetic waves without using the X-ray. Our technology is
patented in Turkey and we have already made our EP and PCT patent applications.
“Our disruptive novel SAFE equipment can be used in all ages, as many as required, even in pregnancy”
The initial market segment of SAFE is as an early breast cancer-screening device for women in high-risk breast cancer
group. For that market segment there is no solution other than physical examination by hand.
We have completed a detailed feasibility study and it demonstrates feasibility of introducing