Posted on 09/02/2009 6:25:36 PM PDT by Nachum
(IsraelNN.com) Scientists at the Technion in Haifa have created a device that they hope will be able to detect cancer with a simple breath test. In an initial trial, the “breathalyzer” test was able to detect lung cancer with 86 percent accuracy.
The new device was revealed this week in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Researchers hope the test will provide a simple, cost-effective and non-invasive method of detecting cancer. In addition, the test is capable of detecting cancers that are not yet large enough to show up on X-rays or CT scans, allowing for earlier diagnosis that could save lives.
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Well, see - there you go. Cutting healthcare costs through
innovation.
Obama care won’t pay for this test either.....but that’s ok...if you have cancer, they won’t pay for the treatment either.
This plan saves the worry AND the expense.......
A breath test for prostate cancer would smell too bad.
Just sayin’.
Gee, I ever hear of any of this Whiz-Bang stuff coming from Arab countries.
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