Breath testing as potential colorectal cancer screening tool

H Amal, M Leja, K Funka, I Lasina… - … journal of cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is included in organized programs of many
countries worldwide, there is still a place for better screening tools. In this study, 418 breath …

Chemical signature of colorectal cancer: Case–control study for profiling the breath print

DF Altomare, A Picciariello, MT Rotelli, M De Fazio… - BJS open, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Effective screening for colorectal cancer can reduce mortality by early detection
of tumours and colonic polyps. An altered pattern of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in …

Noninvasive detection of colorectal cancer by analysis of exhaled breath

C Wang, C Ke, X Wang, C Chi, L Guo, S Luo… - Analytical and …, 2014 - Springer
There has been growing interest in exhaled breath analysis for cancer screening and
disease monitoring; however, limited breath biomarker information exists regarding …

Volatile organic compounds in breath can serve as a non‐invasive diagnostic biomarker for the detection of advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer

KE van Keulen, ME Jansen… - Alimentary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosis in the
Western world. Aim To evaluate exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as a non …

Exhaled volatile organic compounds identify patients with colorectal cancer

DF Altomare, M Di Lena, F Porcelli… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background An effective screening tool for colorectal cancer is still lacking. Analysis of the
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) linked to cancer is a new frontier in cancer screening, as …

Electronic nose can discriminate colorectal carcinoma and advanced adenomas by fecal volatile biomarker analysis: proof of principle study

TG de Meij, IB Larbi, MP van der Schee… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the course and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), early detection and treatment are
essential factors. Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are currently the most commonly used …

[HTML][HTML] Use of the analysis of the volatile faecal metabolome in screening for colorectal cancer

CA Batty, M Cauchi, C Lourenco, JO Hunter, C Turner - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Diagnosis of colorectal cancer is an invasive and expensive colonoscopy, which is usually
carried out after a positive screening test. Unfortunately, existing screening tests lack …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer and adenoma screening using urinary volatile organic compound (VOC) detection: early results from a single-centre bowel screening …

E Mozdiak, AN Wicaksono, JA Covington… - Techniques in …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The United Kingdom (UK) bowel cancer screening programme has
reduced mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC), but poor uptake with stool-based tests and …

Volatile organic compounds emitted from faeces as a biomarker for colorectal cancer

A Bond, R Greenwood, S Lewis, B Corfe… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Colorectal cancer remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. The UK
Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) has demonstrated that detection of colorectal …

[HTML][HTML] Current noninvasive tests for colorectal cancer screening: An overview of colorectal cancer screening tests

LL Song, YM Li - World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become the third most common cancer in the world. Screening
has been shown to be an effective way to identify early CRC and precancerous lesions, and …