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Early detection of cancer is very important to save the life of an individual. Due to the advancement in technology, sensors are attached to the connected wearable devices which can sense any abnormalities in the cell.

The most common and dangerous cancers seen among women is breast cancer, and if it is not detected at an early stage, it leads to fatal condition.

With the advancement in new technologies, sensor-enabled bras are developed which makes use of Artificial Intelligence which, when worn, can detect abnormalities in breast tissues. These bras need not be worn throughout for detection; women can wear this bra for 2 to 12 hours per month. This wearable sensor embedded cloth does not produce any radiations or side effects. This can detect breast cancers at an early stage so that the treatment can start at an early stage for which complete cure is possible.

These wearable devices reduce the cancer risk among women and can reduce the treatment expenses as the doctors and patients will be alerted about the abnormalities in the tissues.