A 6-minute breathalyzer for breast cancer | MassDevice.com On Call

Menssana Research's experimental 6-minute breath-test identifies women with early stage breast cancer or an abnormal mammogram, researchers report.

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Diagnostics maker Menssana Research is making promising progress with a breath-test that the company says can identify at-risk breast cancer cases in just 6 minutes.

In a study of nearly 250 women at 3 centers in New Jersey, Washington and the Netherlands the test was able to accurately identify women with early stage breast cancer or with abnormal mammogram, Menssana said.

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