Sensor Can Detect the 'Smell' of Cancer

Researchers have known for a long time that, as soon as cancer cells start developing inside a host, they release certain chemicals that may be used to track them down. Investigators often refer to these biomarkers as the “scent trail” that tumors leave behind, and methods of enab... [ read more >> ]

Lung-cancer cells often cause no symptoms in their early stages, which makes the disease that much more lethal

Image comment: Lung-cancer cells often cause no symptoms in their early stages, which makes the disease that much more lethal
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Lung-cancer cells often cause no symptoms in their early stages, which makes the disease that much more lethal