Breath test to detect esophageal cancer could be a breakthrough for testing other cancers 

This is amazing! We need these low-invasive tests that anyone can take to detect issues early.

This would be great if it works. My mother died of oesophageal cancer, as her GP didn't take seriously her unexplained weight loss and acid reflux. Lots of work to be done to educate GPs.

Hats off to the scientists you beauties

Thank you for sharing our research far and wide. Earlier diagnosis is key for these less survivable cancers, with vaguer symptoms.

Some good news for a change. Boy, we need some good news in these dark days.

That is awesome 👌

If only invest money on health and not war...

Another great story - can someone point me to an American news source of this quality? thanks.

Back 2 years ago I started choking on food and having trouble swallowing, and felt like I had a continuos lump in my upper throat for over 3 months and started having blood inmy saliva on waking up in the mornings. Eventually had an endoscopy and biopsy turned out to be a hiatus hernia and the stomach acid was free flowing up into my esophagus causing inflammation and erosion so was put on ppis and gaviscon, ive now put my name on list for a nissen funoplication just to keep the acid in the stomach where in is suppose to be. Always get things checked out

Dogs have been able to detect if you have cancer from the smell of your breath since time began

Amazing

wishing Rachel Carney a healthy & happy future 👏 I have Barrett's O. & have to regularly get gastroscopy & endoscopy, a simple breath test would be amazing

Are they looking for any more people for the trials?

Great news.

Wow!!! That's breathtaking, literally as well... 😁

Yeah yeah yeah..... THATS IF YOU CAN EVEN GET TO SEE THE DOCTOR IN THE FIRST PLACE !!! 1 appointment to just talk 2. to test 3. They lost your sample pls send new one 4. Make another appointment to get results 5. Negative results on basic test 6. Make another appointment to test for other possibilities 7. I GIVE UP THIS IS RIDICULOUS 8. you've missed a call from the NHS 9. Don't come into clinic , wait for telephone appointment 10 . NHS STAFF ON STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES 😡😡😡😡😡 11. Doctor knows you have ongoing GUT problem but DOESNT ARRANGE ANYTHING FOR YOU 12. Remembering how HEROIC they all claimed to be ....NHS ON STRIKE AGAIN 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

I had a endoscopy it was fuckin awful

I've developed Dysphagia and have lost 1/3 of my body weight (I'm otherwise healthy but I do smoke). My GP is unable to determine the cause. I've been offered an Endoscopy but I declined, I can barely even swallow chopped tomatoes let alone allow a tube down my throat, so if it is cancer or a tumor I'm in trouble. I'm only 37. This test would be great if it allowed someone to bypass the need for an Endoscopy.

Perhaps I'm missing something. If an Endocropy will still be necessary when a result is positive, how is this a less invasive alternative?