breast cancer lung cancer or bronchial carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. all women (18-80 yr) suspected of having breast cancer, referred to the OPD specialised in the diagnostic work-up of breast abnormalities in our hospital will be asked to participate (intention-to-diagnose). The first 25 patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer will be included in the analysis. 2. all patients (18-80 yr) suspected of having lung cancer, referred to the pulmonary OPD in our hospital will be asked to participate (intention-to-diagnose). The first 25 patients with histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer will be included in the analysis. 3. 25 women without breast cancer, matched with breast cancer patients above for age and smoking history, will be randomly selected from the intention-to-diagnose cohort. 4. 25 healthy controls, matched with the lung cancer patients above for sex, age, and smoking history, will be recruited from visitors and personel of our hospital, of course on voluntary base.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: other pulmonary disease. diabetes mellitus. documented hypercholesterolemia. malignancy in past. Significant cardiovascular pathology. Presence of paradontitis, history of upper or lower respiratory tract infection in the past 4 weeks. Pregnancy, eating (including chewing gum), drinking, smoking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome parameter is the difference in smellprints provided by eNose between patients with lung cancer and breast cancer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are: - the difference in smellprints between women with and without breast cancer - the difference in smellprints between patients with non-small cell lung cancer and healthy controls - the difference in smellprints between patients before and twice after resection of the lung tumour (at 1 and 6 weeks post-resection) | — |
Countries
Netherlands