Website review: Colour sensor breath test can detec...
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Techsavvy007 rated 17 months ago- From the page: "A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with "moderate accuracy" even in the early stages, reveals research published ahead of print in Thorax. It could revolutionise the way cancer is detected and potentially save lives, say the authors. The test comprises a chemical colour sensor, which detects tiny changes in the unique chemical signature of the breath of people with lung cancer. Metabolic changes in lung cancer cells cause changes in the production and processing of volatile organic compounds, which are then breathed out The researchers used the colour sensor to test the breath of 122 people with different types of respiratory disease, and 21 healthy people. Included in the group with respiratory illness were 49 people with small cell lung cancer at various stages of development. The research team used the sensor results from 70% of the study participants to develop a predictive model, the accuracy of which was then tested on the remaining 30%. The results showed that the test was able to accurately predict the presence of cancer in just under three out of four of those with lung cancer. The results were not affected by age, gender, or stage of disease."
- dorla rated 17 months ago
From the page: "A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with "moderate accuracy" even in the early stages, reveals research published ahead of print in Thorax." This seems a promising development for those who suffer from lung cancer.
- culverin2 rated 17 months ago
- Combine this with a breathalyzer. Not only are you going to jail and being charged with a DUI, but you've got lung cancer. Take that! One of my personal sayings, that I'm sure someone else has already articulated much more effectively, is: "no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse." Give me the most terrible 'rock bottom' situation, and I'll tell you how to make it worse for a nickel.
