Digging deeper into volatile organic compounds associated with cancer

• Published in: Biology methods and protocols Vol. 4; no. 1; p. bpz014
• Main Authors: Janfaza, Sajjad, Khorsand, Babak, Nikkhah, Maryam, Zahiri, Javad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Review; lung cancer; cancer diagnosis; aldehydes; volatile organic compounds; cancer odor

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), produced and emitted through the metabolism of cancer cells or the body’s immune system, are considered novel cancer biomarkers for diagnostic purposes. Of late, a large number of work has been done to find a relationship between VOCs’ signature of body and cancer....