The Peace and Love Hospital has introduced CoreView, a cutting-edge device aimed at advancing cancer treatment in Ghana. Developed over the past two years, the technology was built in collaboration with two renowned U.S. researchers—Professor Richard Levenson of UC Davis and Professor Eric Seibel of the University of Washington.

CoreView is designed to enhance cancer care by providing more precise diagnostics, improved treatment options, and offer patients in Ghana access to the latest and advanced medical improvements.

The technology allows doctors to diagnose a patient’s tissue sample within 10 minutes after a biopsy, giving immediate results while the patient is still in the procedure room.

President of Peace and Love Hospital, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, said current difficulties in getting diagnostic images, which can take days, weeks, or even months due to delays caused by patient transportation and other factors are concerning.

With CoreView, pathologists can now diagnose patients on-site or instantly share digital images with specialists worldwide for expert analysis. Imaging process from the technology does not affect further tissue analysis or molecular testing, as standard histology remains the gold standard for verifying diagnostic accuracy.

It can also be used in low-resource settings and remote areas, ensuring that medical care becomes more accessible, efficient, and fair for all patients.

Professor Levenson indicated the importance of CoreView’s real-time capabilities. He explained that the advanced technology is vital for quickly detecting late-stage cancers, allowing for immediate treatment to prevent serious complications or deaths. In the past, diagnostic processes took much longer, delaying critical care.

"The biggest thing is that besides the cost being greatly reduced, it's the quickness of the response where we can show pathologists what the tissue looks like 10 minutes after we've taken the samples. This instrument is very important for late-stage cancers because we don't want to wait for months for it to become more dangerous," Professor Levenson said.

Dr Wiafe-Addai said that Peace and Love Hospital is the first in the world to unveil the technology, having received all necessary approvals for fast and efficient patient care.

"The machine is now ready after two years of invention, and it's the first of its kind that is leaving the investor's lab to a clinical setting. The purpose of the equipment is to make pathology investigations in low and middle income countries better and quicker. We are using it for the first time in the world," Dr. Wiafe-Addai noted.

According to the 2022 Global Cancer Statistics (GLOBOCAN) report, Ghana records around 27,385 new cancer cases each year, with an estimated 17,944 deaths linked to the disease.

In the past five years, cancer cases in Ghana have risen to 63,764, with around 16,000 new diagnoses among women, who are affected the most.

Dr. Wiafe-Addai emphasised that CoreView could play a crucial role in reducing cancer-related deaths in the country.

"It was classical and beautiful when we took just five minutes to prepare the biopsy, stain it, place it in the groove, and upload it into the machine to obtain the images. After just another five minutes, the pathologists at UC Davis were able to access the images and send their report—without the patient even leaving the room. So this instrument is going to be the revolution that is needed in cancer care if we want to change the narrative about cancers," she stated.