Such a conclusion was made by the staff of the University of Texas, located in the United States. Experts say that in many regions of the country, doctors often do not have access to high-precision technological instruments that would allow doctors to carry out the necessary analyzes. In the near future, experts employ smart phones to photograph areas of the skin of patients. Then, these images will be used to further study in the laboratory.

Every year with skin cancer face from two to three million people. In addition, 132 thousand cases lead to the formation of malignant tumors. Experts say that the microscopes for smartphones can be made with a 3-mm plastic lenses. The price of these components is 14 dollars.

During the implementation of the Integrated Observing doctors examined the effectiveness of new microscopes to 1021 patients a skin sample.