Early diagnosis of lung cancer requires only a drop of blood from the subject, says Israeli study

the development of a lung cancer detection chip by Israel's Immune Matrix Biotechnology CompanyExperiments show that this chip can detect cancer by detecting the type and number of antibodies in the human blood, which is very helpful for the early detection and treatment of lung cancerThe detection chip, called I-Chip, looks like an ordinary electronic chip, except that it is not an electronic circuit, but a miniature matrix of thousands of different biological moleculesWhen used, as long as a drop of blood samples will be dropped on the test, such as the blood has related antibodies, they will adhere to the chip, as long as the measurement of antibody and chip binding and antibody concentration, you can make a judgment on whether or not the disease and the extent of the diseaseDrEllie Shahar, who led the study, said the technology was inspired by the body's immune systemThe body's immune system has many functions, such as the discovery and killing of germs, promote wound healing, tissue regeneration, waste disposal, etc, in order to play a different function, it must always monitor the user's physical condition, once the disease occurs, the immune system will be timely detection and production of the corresponding antibodies to attackThey developed a detection chip that takes advantage of this characteristic of the body's immune system, through the detection of antibodies in the blood early detection of cancerIn theory, the chip could be detectedmany, the researchers said, choosing lung cancer as a priority because it is not only one of the deadliest cancers, but also widespreadAccording to statistics, the world's annual detection of lung cancer cases reached 1.25 million, of which smokers are at high risk of lung cancer, such as the use of this simple and easy, cheap detection chip to those addicts of tobacco addiction in a timely manner to detect, for early detection and treatment of lung cancer is very beneficialResearchers are now refining the technology and hope to bring it to market in 2009