Rapid Point-Of-Care Breath Test for Biomarkers of Breast Cancer and Abnormal Mammograms

Phillips, Michael; David Beatty, J.; N. Cataneo, Renee; Huston, Jan; D. Kaplan, Peter; Lalisang, Roy; Lambin, Philippe; B. I. Lobbes, Marc; Mundada, Mayur; Pappas, Nadine; Patel, Urvish

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090226

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Rapid Point-Of-Care Breath Test for Biomarkers of Breast Cancer and Abnormal Mammograms

Published in PLoS ONE • Mar 5, 2014

Authors:

Michael Phillips

J. David Beatty

Renee N. Cataneo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in breath as biomarkers of breast cancer and abnormal mammograms, apparently resulting from increased oxidative stress and cytochrome p450 induction. We evaluated a six-minute point-of-care breath test for VOC biomarkers in...

Subject

Breast cancer

Medicine

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