In December 2019, results of a multicenter clinical study on detection of colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas using exhaled-breath analysis was published in ‘Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics’:
Title: ‘Volatile organic compounds in breath can serve as a non‐invasive diagnostic biomarker for the detection of advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer’
Authors: Kelly van Keulen, Maud Jansen, Ruud Schrauwen, Jeroen Kolkman, and Peter Siersema
The paper can be viewed online here (Open Access)