New Laser Nose Will Sniff Out First Signs of Cancer; Scientists Develop Device to Identify Killer Lung Disease
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SCIENTISTS in Scotland have developed a "breathalyser" that can detect early signs of lung cancer.
The hyper-sensitive machine, dubbed a "laser nose", detects tiny traces of ethane in the breath, using technology originally designed for oil prospecting.See the full content of this document
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New Laser Nose Will Sniff Out First Signs of Cancer; Scientists Develop Device to Identify Killer Lung Disease
It has been tested on around 100 patients at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, over the past year in the first phase of a two-year research project.
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