GC-MS used successfully to identify bladder cancer from urine headspace

Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK and a group of scientists have experimented with a new non-invasive way to potentially diagnose it in the future.

As studies have previously indicated that volatile organic compounds specific to bladder cancer may exist in urine headspace, scientists have decided to research this further by analysing urine samples from two goups;  patients diagnosed with bladder cancer or a non-cancerous urological disease or infection, and from healthy volunteers.