Soon .. Detection of cancer by "self" ?! | World of variety DW

Researchers are continuing their studies to find the quickest and easiest way to detect cancer at an early stage, when the patient is more curable. Scientists have launched a simple clinical trial to determine if molecules in the mouth can determine the presence or absence of the disease through a simple breath test. The researchers hope the new device will revolutionize cancer diagnosis, save thousands of lives around the world and save a lot of money and health costs.

The trial, which is taking place in Edinburgh, Cambridge, UK, will last about two years and will involve 1,500 patients, including healthy people and cancer patients.

Test participants will be asked to breathe the "psychologist" for 10 minutes, then to be sent to portable molecules called "volatile organic compounds", collected by the test and sent to a Cambridge laboratory for analysis.

This experiment is based on the fact that the metabolism or metabolism in the cells of the body produces a group of organic compounds that are found in the lungs and appear during the respiratory analysis. But when the metabolic process changes, as in the case of a cancerous tumor, it results in a different pattern. According to the British website (Telegraph).

"We urgently need to develop new tools, such as the breath test, that will help detect and diagnose cancer at an early stage, giving patients a better chance of survival," said Rebecca Fitzgerald of the Cancer Center. Cancer research from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. . According to the website published by the Independent newspaper.

If successful, it means that cancer can be detected quickly before it spreads, when it is treated more easily, which increases the chances of survival and survival.

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