Pancreatic cancer symptoms as disease could be detected by simple breath test
dailyrecord.co.ukA breath test to diagnose pancreatic cancer is being hailed as a major breakthrough for the disease which claims thousands of lives a year.Scientists are developing a simple test that could detect the cancer in earlier stages.
Pancreatic cancer is often caught late as it can be difficult to diagnose, with symptoms often being mistaken for other less serious health conditions.According to Cancer Research UK, just 5% survive the cancer for more than five years after they are diagnosed.
But experts say thousands of lives could be saved thanks to the simple breath test which could be carried out in a doctor's surgery.The breath test, developed by researchers at Imperial College London, detects molecules created by tumours.
The study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, saw 64 patients tested, picking up 84% of those with pancreatic cancer.
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