Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Device developed by Israeli scientists to detect lung cancer

by Reuters
"A sensor made with gold nanoparticles can detect lung cancer in a patient's breath and may offer a diagnosis before tumors show up on an x-ray, Israeli scientists said on Sunday.
The device, which the developers say would be cheap enough for everyday use by family doctors, detected lung cancer with 86% accuracy and may offer a way to screen for a disease not usually diagnosed until it has spread and is no longer curable."
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