Researchers may have found a way to catch lung cancer early -- by testing cells in the nose

Javier Ignacio Acuña Ditzel/Flickr Early detection for lung cancer is invasive and complicated. The CT scan can't reveal if the growths in the lung are benign or cancerous without performing a biopsy. Researchers tested nasal tissue for any genomic changes that indicate cancerous cells and found the tests were highly conclusive. The nasal swab presentsa non-invasive and accurate type of early detection screening for lung cancer. Lung cancer causes far more deaths than any other form of cancer, ...