UNITEC Students Build Low-Cost Breast Cancer Screening Device
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 28, 2026 · Originally reported October 26, 2026 by El Libertador
Two biomedical engineering students at UNITEC have created a portable, affordable device that uses low-intensity electrical signals to detect abnormalities in breast tissue, tackling a gap in early detection in Honduras, where 60% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages.
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