Luke Grant is joined by Dr Roger Yazbek, Cancer Researcher, College of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders University, about a promising breath-test that has the potential to be an early warning of head & neck cancer.

 

In a new paper in the British Journal of Cancer, Flinders University researchers have reported significant progress in developing a method to test exhaled breath profiles which accurately differentiate head and neck cancer from non-cancer patients.  

 

Breath samples were collected from 181 patients suspected of having early-stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) before any treatment began.  

 

“We sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of breath analysis as a non-invasive test for detecting head and neck cancer, which in time may result in a simple method to improve treatment outcomes and patient morbidity,” says lead researchers Dr Roger Yazbek and Associate Professor Eng Ooi. 

 

Worldwide, head and neck cancer accounts for 6% of all cancers, killing more than 300,000 people per year globally. Tobacco, alcohol and poor oral hygiene are known major risk factors for this cancer.   

Luke Grant is joined by Dr Roger Yazbek, Cancer Researcher,&nbsp;College of Medicine &amp; Public Health,&nbsp;Flinders University, about a promising breath-test&nbsp;that has the potential to be an early warning of head &amp; neck&nbsp;cancer.
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In a new paper in the&nbsp;British Journal of Cancer, Flinders University researchers have reported significant progress in developing a method to test exhaled breath profiles which accurately differentiate head and neck cancer from non-cancer patients. &nbsp;
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Breath samples were collected from 181 patients suspected of having early-stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) before any treatment began. &nbsp;
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&ldquo;We sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of breath analysis as a non-invasive test for detecting head and neck cancer, which in time may result in a simple method to improve treatment outcomes and patient morbidity,&rdquo; says lead researchers Dr Roger Yazbek and Associate Professor Eng Ooi.&nbsp;
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Worldwide, head and neck cancer accounts for 6% of all cancers, killing more than 300,000 people per year globally. Tobacco, alcohol and poor oral hygiene are known major risk factors for this cancer.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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