Early detection of lung cancer: Protein biomarkers in exhaled air

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 09:31 in Health & Medicine

The earlier cancers can be detected, the better the chances of a cure. Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which the illness can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner: protein biomarkers in exhaled air divulge the presence of pathological cells in the lung.

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