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| Subject: Listen up, anarcho-capitalists: A Breathalyzer For Lung Cancer May Be On Its Way Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:23 pm | |
| Researchers haven't made a cancer-testing breathalyzer reality yet, but a doctor in Kentucky has reported success in scanning exhalations for four cancer compounds that can distinguish between lung tumors and benign growths
Testing for cancer is an invasive – not to mention frightening – process. So wouldn’t it be great if you could breathe your way to a diagnosis?
Researchers aren’t quite there yet, but they’re making progress. Dr. Michael Bousamra II at the University of Louisville School of Medicine reported that he’s had success in scanning exhalations for four cancer compounds that can distinguish between lung tumors and benign growths. The test is also more specific than expensive PET scans for distinguishing between the two types of growths.
More: http://time.com/81500/a-breathalyzer-for-lung-cancer-may-be-on-its-way/ |
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