HOW DOES THE BREATH BIOPSY DIAGNOSE DISEASES?
Breath Biopsy is a breathalyser that can detect diseases early by reading traces of chemicals in your breath.
It could be used to diagnose cancer, inflammatory and infectious disease early, potentially saving thousands of lives.
The device measures chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in patients' exhaled breath.
Breath Biopsy (pictured) is a breathlyser that can detect diseases early by reading traces of chemicals in your breath
Some diseases, such as lung cancer, cause specific VOCs to be released by our cells,
By catching these chemicals before patients present any external symptoms, Breath Biopsy could help catch diseases before they become life-threatening.
Breath testing is already a recognised method for linking specific VOCs in exhaled breath to a certain medical conditions, but current techniques are often expensive, slow and complex to use.
Breath Biopsy inventor Billy Boyle says his device is smaller and cheaper than existing technologies; potentially making it a viable tool for doctor's surgeries.
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