Breast cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence in women. Each year, approximately 1,700,000 cases are diagnosed worldwide. It is estimated that the risk of breast cancer throughout life is approximately 1 in 8 women.
One of them was the mother of Julián Ríos, a 17-year-old Mexican whose mother was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time when Julian was 12 years old. He lost both of his breasts and, almost, his life too. This led him to found years later, together with three friends, a biosensor company and to create EVA, a bra capable of detecting breast cancer.
The company is called Higia (Goddess of health and prevention), and aims to boost the quality of life of women by creating the first portable and non-invasive device for the early detection of breast cancer.
How does EVA work?
The EVA bra or bra, has biosensors that map the surface of the woman's breasts to detect any change in texture and temperature of the breast tissue. Carcinogenic tumors require nutrients and oxygen to grow, which causes the formation of blood vessels to provide these requirements through the blood. That is why breast cancer drastically alters the temperature of the breasts along with their texture and color.
The woman you must wear the bra between 60 and 90 minutes a week. The sensors collect the information that is sent to a web platform where all the data is collected. These are analyzed by algorithms and elaborates a diagnosis thus drastically reducing the detection time.
To create the algorithm, information was collected from at least one thousand cancer patients. So far EVA offers a 93% certainty in your diagnosis.
The project is still under development, Julián's team is growing and they estimate that the bra could be on sale at the end of 2018 or 2019. Now the challenge is to reduce costs so that EVA can reach a greater number of women worldwide.
