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Skin Cancer Smell

Research announced today at a conference of the nation's leading chemists confirms that skin with cancer gives off a different odor than normal skin. ScienCentral reports on the first odor profile for skin cancer, and how it could lead to new cancer sniffing technology.

Channel: Tech
Uploaded: August 20, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Author: sciencentral

Length: 00:01:34
Rating: 4.78
Views: 3507

Tags: society smell cancer sniffing odor chemical skin american technology

Video Comments:

julialuvsjesus (September 18, 2008 at 12:52 pm)

If dogs can sniff-out drugs, then I think they could smell the chemical changes that occur in cancer. This could be a cost-effective help for the failing medical insurance programs, and a lifesaver to many.

Gmarcus8 (August 27, 2008 at 11:19 pm)

what is the compound, and how many people were tested? was the test only done in one city? what do those people eat? are they overall less or more healthy?

peejaylovesuju (August 26, 2008 at 2:09 am)

A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really akiller that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand

leitermann (August 25, 2008 at 8:53 pm)

me too... in this video...

ficklefackle (August 23, 2008 at 11:32 pm)

amen.

VisionQuest2012 (August 22, 2008 at 10:34 am)

This method would be better then having a chunk of skin taken off.

ou8one2forme (August 21, 2008 at 10:33 pm)

Well, there goes our health/life insurance rates for those at risk of cancer...This is a great mini research though!

Signofthedollar (August 21, 2008 at 1:32 pm)

I've heard of dogs that can smell cancer in people.

Amadeojd (August 21, 2008 at 4:06 am)

More precisely: not a smell for the human, but still a smell for the machine, since a smell IS a chemical floating in the air that you can interpretate.

morgancook1011 (August 21, 2008 at 3:52 am)

Yeh, i don't think it's a smell but a chemical, that floats in the air...