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Profile of exhaled‐breath volatile organic compounds to diagnose pancreatic cancer

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Pancreatic cancer has a very poor prognosis as most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage when curative treatments are not possible. Breath volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have shown potential… Click to show full abstract

Pancreatic cancer has a very poor prognosis as most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage when curative treatments are not possible. Breath volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have shown potential as novel biomarkers to detect cancer. The aim of the study was to quantify differences in exhaled breath VOCs of patients with pancreatic cancers compared with cohorts without cancer.

Keywords: breath; organic compounds; volatile organic; pancreatic cancer; breath volatile; cancer

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2018

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