NEWS: Breath Or Urine Analysis May Detect Cancer, Diabetes
ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2009) — A future sensor may take away a patient’s breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma. A University of Missouri 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.
“Little traces of certain gas molecules in the breath or urine tell us if anything unusual is going on in the body,” said Xudong “Sherman” Fan, investigator in the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center. “Measuring these volatile markers would be a non-invasive way to determine if a disease is present without having to draw blood or complete a biopsy. In addition to the biomarkers already discovered, many more potential volatile markers are still under investigation.”
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