Scientists say they have developed a breath-test that can accurately tell if a person has bowel cancer.
This study was posted December 4th on BBC news, and in short discussed research published by the British Journal of Surgery, behind the breath-test, which looks for exhaled chemicals linked to tumour activity.
The test method had a 76% accuracy rating in identifying the patient's with the disease.
against 41 patient's as "controls" and who were thought to be healthy.
The initial test identified the cancer patients with 85% accuracy, but the overall result fell to 76%, but the researchers were still upbeat about the future of breath-test methods after finding significant potential from the studies results.
LINK TO ARTICLE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20599238
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