{
  "id": 9564559,
  "title": "Breath tests could distinguish cancerous lung nodules from benign ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/breath-tests-could-distinguish-cancerous-lung-nodules-from-benign-ones",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T13:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-distinguish-cancerous-lung-nodules-benign.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Human breath could help identify cancerous lung nodules and reduce the need for invasive testing. New Griffith University research analyzed exhaled breath to help doctors distinguish between cancerous and noncancerous lung nodules, supporting earlier lung cancer diagnosis. Approximately 2.5 million new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}