IS IT POSSIBLE TO DETECT LUNG CANCER BY TRAINED DOGS?
Journal Title: Health Problems of Civilization - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
During the illness are released volatile organic compounds with specific smell which could have in diagnosis of diseases. The first aim of the study was qualitative and quantitative analysis of exhaled breath samples obtained from patients with lung cancer, healthy volunteers and people with other lung diseases by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This study showed that twenty compounds propane, ethanol, isobutane, butane, propanal, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 2-methylfuran, Z-butanone, benzene, 2-pentanone, pentanal, hexanal, cyclohexanone, 4-heptanone, 2,4-dimethylheptane, 2,3,4-trimethylhexane, 2,3,5-trimethylhexane, 4-methyloctane, α-pinene separated two research groups of patients and healthy controls. The second goal was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of canine scent detection using 5 station scent lineup. Among lung cancer patients and complementary samples, overall sensitivity of canine scent detection was 85.54%, while specificity was 71.84%.
Authors and Affiliations
Joanna Rudnicka, Marta Walczak, Tadeusz Iezierski, Bogusław Buszewski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP218915
- DOI 10.5114/hpc.2015.57108
- Views 85
- Downloads 0
THE REVIEW OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON BREASTFEEDING CONSIDERING MEDICINAL AND PROPHYLACTIC ASPECTS
Breastfeeding is an irreplaceable, in biological and emotional aspect, basis of mother and child’s health. The aim of this paper was to present the review of research results on advantages of natural feeding and benefits...
INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION IN PREVENTIVE PROCEDURES OF OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW BONE IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH BISPHOSPHONATES
Objective: The authors submitted a proposal of preventive procedures to eliminate the risks of osteonecrosis of the jaw bone in patients treated with bisphosphonates using interdisciplinary cooperation of specialists. Co...
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES (V4)
Background. Physical inactivity is also a significant problem in East-Central Europe and Hungary where 20% of the population does sports regularly while 53% of them never, in turn, 24% of the people does sports few times...
Sickness rate and prevalence of thyroid cancer in a specific region of Ukraine 30 years after Chernobyl disaster
Background The study aimed to determine the effect of iodine deficiency and increased radiation on morbidity of thyroid cancer in patients living in the Ternopil region of Ukraine. The task was solved by comparing the pa...
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS RISK FACTORS FOR ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS
<b>Background</b>. The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is dependent on many factors, not just health but also demographics. The primary objective of the study was to identify and evaluate selected risk factors for ac...