| Title: | Sniffer dogs as part of a bimodal bionic research approach to develop a lung cancer screening |
| Author(s): | Boedeker E; Friedel G; Walles T; |
| Address: | "Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Schillerhoehe Hospital, Gerlingen, Germany" |
| Journal Title: | Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1569-9285 (Electronic) 1569-9293 (Print) 1569-9285 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Lung cancer (LC) continues to represent a heavy burden for health care systems worldwide. Epidemiological studies predict that its role will increase in the near future. While patient prognosis is strongly associated with tumour stage and early detection of disease, no screening test exists so far. It has been suggested that electronic sensor devices, commonly referred to as 'electronic noses', may be applicable to identify cancer-specific volatile organic compounds in the breath of patients and therefore may represent promising screening technologies. However, three decades of research did not bring forward a clinically applicable device. Here, we propose a new research approach by involving specially trained sniffer dogs into research strategies by making use of their ability to identify LC in the breath sample of patients" |
| Keywords: | "Animals *Behavior, Animal Biomarkers, Tumor/*metabolism *Bionics Biosensing Techniques *Breath Tests Dogs Early Detection of Cancer Exhalation Humans Lung Neoplasms/*diagnosis/metabolism *Odorants Predictive Value of Tests *Smell Volatile Organic Compound;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBoedeker, Enole Friedel, Godehard Walles, Thorsten eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review England 2012/02/22 Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 May; 14(5):511-5. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivr070. Epub 2012 Feb 17" |
