A Breathalyzer to Detect Lung Cancer
April 28th, 2007
To detect lung problems in the past, doctors would sniff the breath of patients, looking for a sweet smell indicative of diabetes, or a yeasty note characteristic of tuberculosis. And, as funny as it sounds, it sounds like they may have been on to something back then. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have built a prototype breathalyzer that may radically change the way that doctors detect lung cancer.