Top 6 Medical Advances of the Year 2013

No. 3: Coughing and Lung Cancer


Lung cancer can also be detected much faster, thanks to a new test currently being developed. The test, which is basically a 3D imaging system, identifies cancer cell characteristics by analyzing the saliva of the patients. While x-rays and biopsies were previously required in order to diagnose lung cancer, it is possible that doctors will be able to do it just by asking the patient to cough.

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