MelaFind, a device that helps dermatologists detect suitable samples for skin cancer biopsies has been approved by the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, which advises the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The vote, 8 in favor and 7 against approving the device, only just got through - there was one abstention. While some felt the device could be useful and a potential lifesaver, others wondered whether it could reliably detect more cases of fatal skin cancer. Even though the Panel's recommendations are not binding, the FDA tends to go along with what they advise...
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