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Breath test to detect multiple cancers early begins large trial
THURSDAY, January 3, 2019 (CNN) — A breathalyzer designed to detect multiple cancers early is being tested in the UK.
Several illnesses are known to create signature smells from the body, including typhoid fever reported to smell like baked bread and the aroma of acetone, said to be similar to rotten apples, on the breath of diabetics. Recent research has also shown that a person’s breath could also indicate the presence of cancer.
To test this theory, Cancer Research UK have launched a two-year trial into a clinical device, called the Breath Biopsy, to find out if exhaled airborne molecules can be useful for cancer detection.
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