article_snippet: It is also difficult to say with certainty that a patient is cancer-free after surgery.'
article_snippet: Having a technique with which to do these things with a higher degree of certainty would be a tremendous advance in thyroid cancer,' said Dr Bodenner.
article_snippet: The implications could be tremendous, Researchers at the University of Arkansas said, both in terms of cost savings in diagnoses and especially the prevention of unnecessary surgeries.
article_snippet: Additionally, the method could be transported to under-served areas where traditional detection methods of biopsy and ultrasound are unavailable.
article_snippet: Researchers at the University of Arkansas believe the training could also potentially be used in diagnosis of other cancers such as ovarian, breast, kidney, bladder and prostate.
highlights_snippet: Finding out could help create an 'electronic nose' to diagnose disease .