LONDON - Patients in the UK will soon be able to check if they have bowel cancer by swallowing a tiny capsule containing miniature cameras.
Pictures transmitted from inside their body during the painless procedure will help doctors judge whether a person has the highly treatable cancer.
The boss of the NHS in England, Simon Stevens, said the procedure is an example of “sci-fi” medicine.
Once the procedure is complete, patients will naturally excrete the capsule when they go to the toilet.