Hospital and Medical News

February 19, 2015

Potential new breathalyzer for lung cancer screening
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 19, 2015
Researchers from Chongqing University in China have developed a high sensitive fluorescence-based sensor device that can rapidly identify cancer related volatile organic compounds - biomarkers found exclusively in the exhaled breath of some people with lung cancer. Their work, described in a paper published this week in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, from AIP Publishing, demonstrates the potential of the device to be used as a breathalyzer for early lung cancer detection - possibl ... read more

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