In the study presented at the ACS, the researchers obtained VOC profiles from basalcellcarcinoma sites in 11 patients and compared them to profiles from similar skin sites in 11 healthy controls.
There are three major types of skin cancers: melanoma, basalcellcarcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
主要的皮肤肿瘤包括三类：黑色素瘤，基底细胞癌，鳞癌。
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The findings, presented at the 236th meeting of the American Chemical Society, may open doors to development of new methods to detect basalcellcarcinoma and other forms of skin cancer.