Scientists have discovered a new type of technology that senses
compounds in exhaled breath that can be used as a screening tool to
detect stomach cancer. Researchers at Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute in Israel
collected breath samples from nearly 500 people, including 99 who had
been diagnosed with stomach cancer, but had not yet received any
treatment. Samples subjected to nanoarray analysis combined with pattern
recognition identified varying levels of different compounds in the
‘breath prints.’ These levels accurately distinguished between the
different pre-cancerous stages, determining patients at low and high
risk of developing gastric cancer. Results were consistent regardless of
other influential factors like age, alcohol intake and use of stomach
acid suppressant drugs.
Another type of technology called GCMS that was previously considered
for stomach cancer screening is very costly and requires lengthy
processing and significant expertise to conduct, researchers noted.
Nanoarray analysis is highly accurate and offers a much cheaper and
simpler process, they added. Study researcher Hossam Haick, a professor in the department of chemical
engineering at the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute in Israel, said the test would avoid unnecessary endoscopies, and would
enable any progression to cancer or signs of disease recurrence to be
monitored. “The attractiveness of this test lies in its non-invasiveness, ease of
use, rapid predictiveness, insensitivity to confounding factors and
potentially low cost,” Haick said.
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