Potentially a life-saving new method to screen for cancer, according to one study. Researchers at Michigan State University have learned that honeybees can detect chemicals associated with lung ...

Bees can detect the scent of lung cancer in lab-grown cells and synthetic breath. One day, bees may be used to screen people’s breath for cancer.

And now researchers have found that honeybees can help detect lung cancer through their powerful sense of smell. "Insects have an amazing sense of smell the same way dogs do," said Debajit Saha ...

A new study from Michigan State University (MSU) researchers reveals that honeybees can detect lung cancer biomarkers in a person’s breath. The insects can also distinguish between healthy and ...

“There is quite a bit of research that shows that when some cancer grows inside our body, our breath actually changes. Our research does show that honeybees can detect lung cancer and possibly ...

Laboratory experiments suggest honeybees can identify lung cancer using their keen sense ... Scientists have long known that animals can detect diseases through scents. Diabetic alert dogs can ...

Dogs have been used as a medical diagnostic tool, as they can sense seizures ... of someone with lung cancer, using lab-grown human cancer cells. They found bees could detect biomarkers or ...

A recent study in Biosensors and Bioelectronics suggests bees could provide an important tool for early lung cancer detection. This unique and unusual finding focuses on “odorants,” small molecules ...

Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer and is responsible for 80% of lung cancer deaths. Early detection of high-risk lung cancer can reduce the chance of death by up to 20%. Read more ...