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Detection of lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers from exhaled breath using a single array of nanosensors

British Journal of Cancer · 2010 · Vol. 103(4) · pp. 542–551

Gang Peng✉(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)Marwan Hakim(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)Yoav Y. Broza(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)Salem Billan(Rambam Health Care Campus)Roxolyana Abdah‐Bortnyak(Rambam Health Care Campus)Abraham Kuten(Rambam Health Care Campus)Ulrike Tisch(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)Hossam Haick(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

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Abstract

The reported results could lead to the development of an inexpensive, easy-to-use, portable, non-invasive tool that overcomes many of the deficiencies associated with the currently available diagnostic methods for cancer.

Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biosensors and Analytical Detection Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsNanosensorMedicineProstate cancerLung cancerColorectal cancerBreast cancerCancerProstateConfoundingOncology

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AdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsBreath TestsColonic NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMiddle AgedProstatic NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsNanotechnologyVolatile Organic Compounds