Open AccessBreath analysis for the detection of digestive tract malignancies: systematic review
Author(s) -
Kim F.H. Hintzen,
Julia Grote,
Anne G. W. E. Wintjens,
Tim Lubbers,
M. M. M. Eussen,
FrederikJan van Schooten,
Nicole D. Bouvy,
Andrea Peeters
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab013
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , pancreatic cancer , decanal , gastroenterology , oncology , chromatography , chemistry
In recent decades there has been growing interest in the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath as biomarkers for the diagnosis of multiple variants of cancer. This review aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and current status of VOC analysis in exhaled breath for the detection of cancer in the digestive tract.
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