SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW CANCER BREATH DETECTOR
May 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIEA BREATH test may soon be used to detect lung cancer even in the early stages, according to a study performed at the Cleveland Clinic research hospital in the USA. Researchers led by Dr Peter Mazzone used a colour sensor to test the breath of 122 people with different types of respiratory disease, including 49 with lung cancer at various stages, and 21 healthy people. The breath test accurately predicted 75% of the cancers present.The sensor, the size of a 20 pence coin, is made of 36 coloured dots, each composed of a different chemical that are ...
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