Originally published November 8 2005
Chemical contents of hair may soon prove a viable test for cancer
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Scientists at the Hyogo Prefectural Center for Advanced Science and Technology believe they may be able to develop a simple test for cancer from their knowledge of the chemical concentrations found in the hair of cancer patients.
Japanese researchers say they have developed a simple hair test that might someday be able to determine if a person has cancer.
Scientists at the Hyogo Prefectural Center for Advanced Science and Technology told the Asahi Shimbun they have found calcium, potassium and other minerals are present in abnormal densities in hair from people with cancer.
The researchers say, for example, a group of 18 breast cancer patients showed a spike in calcium levels in their hair some time before they were officially diagnosed, while hair from 11 liver cancer patients was found to contain abnormally low potassium density levels.
The center's director, Junichi Chikawa, told the newspaper the procedure, when refined, might be used to establish a simple test to detect cancer, and possibly other diseases as well.
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