Stomach cancer is detected through breathing

Israeli and Chinese scientists have successfully tested a quick and simple method of detecting stomach cancer: through breathing.

According to the UK Cancer Journal, the test is 90% accurate and will be a revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of stomach cancer.

The discovery of stomach cancer through breathing will create
Many life opportunities for patients with this disease.

Currently doctors diagnose this type of cancer by taking a gastric biopsy through a probe that has a flexible camera through the mouth to the esophagus.

But with the breath test , the specific chemical components in the stomachs of cancer will be detected more easily and quickly.

Professor Hossam Haick of Israel Technology Research Institute, the head of the research group, experimented with 37 patients with cancer, 32 with gastric ulcers and 61 with other stomach problems.

Through breathing, doctors not only discovered the differentiation between cancer patients and the rest, but also diagnosed the severity of cancer. This new test is also accurate on dogs.

80% of patients who detect stomach cancer are in an inoperable stage. Two-fifths of patients can continue to live for at least 1 year, but only one fifth of their lives lasts up to 5 years. So this success will be a big step to create more opportunities for cancer patients.