US chemists have identified the odor that emanates from skin cancer, a development that researchers hope will advance diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and explains why dogs are able to sniff out tumors. The creation of a “profile” of the chemical odors linked to skin cancer may lead to simpler ways of diagnosis.
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