Assessment of ovarian cancer conditions from exhaled breath

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 136; no. 6; pp. E614 - E622
• Main Authors: Amal, Haitham, Shi, Da‐You, Ionescu, Radu, Zhang, Wei, Hua, Qing‐Ling, Pan, Yue‐Yin, Tao, Li, Liu, Hu, Haick, Hossam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.03.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Alcohol Dehydrogenase - analysis; breath; Breath Tests; Cancer; diagnosis; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Medical research; Middle Aged; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian Neoplasms - metabolism; ROC Curve; sensor; volatile organic compound; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; breath; diagnosis; sensor; volatile organic compound; ovarian cancer

We present a pilot study that aims to examine the possibility to easily and noninvasively detect and discriminate females with ovarian cancer (OC) from females that have no tumor(s) and from females that have benign genital tract neoplasia, using exhaled breath samples. The study is based on clinica...