Cancer Breath? New Tool Aims To Detect Cancer Early In Exhaled Air
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Scientists will be using mid-infrared lasers to create a sensor to detect biomarker gases exhaled in the breath of a person with cancer.