Breath Or Urine Analysis May Detect Cancer, Diabetes

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 18:28 in Health & Medicine

A researcher is developing a device that will analyze breath or urine samples for volatile markers inside the body that indicate disease. These volatile markers, such as alkanes, acetones or nitric oxide, give doctors clues about what is happening inside the body and can be used as a diagnostic tool.

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