Presented at American Association for Cancer Research meeting, April 2007 Research from the New York State Department of Health shows that lung cancer risk could soon be detected just by breathing. Researchers say by using DNA recovered from exhaled breath, they can look at the cells that line the lungs, potentially detecting cancer at an early stage. Simon Spivack, M.D., M.P.H, said, "Early detection of lung cancer is vital, yet there is no current noninvasive means of identifying cancer in a clinical setting. We have found that exhaled breath contains DNA, we believe from the cells lining the lungs, which may then tell us whether that person is at risk for cancer." Lead researcher: Simon Spivack, M.D., M.P.H, research physician in the Human Toxicology & Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory at the New York State Department of Health's Wadsworth Center. Lung carcinogenesis tracked by DNA methylation mapping from exhaled breath of ambulatory subjects: Abstract 827 Source: www.ivanhoe.com and AACR Press release Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.