# The Cancer Test Built From Radio Shack Parts — and the Numbers Nobody Reported

- slug: the-cancer-test-built-from-radio-shack-parts-and-the-numbers-nobody-reported
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Press releases called it a breakthrough in breast cancer risk detection. Every outlet ran it. Zero reported the actual performance numbers. And one researcher holds the patent on the core technology.

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