NIR spectroscopy is finding increasing application in medical fields. This book demonstrates its use, alongside radiorespirometry, for the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Shou He Yan and Joëlle Wallon provide a fascinating insight into the background of breast cancer medicine from the viewpoints of both traditional Chinese (TCM) and Western medicine. They then provide an overview of NIR spectroscopy and describe their methodology for its use in breast cancer studies.

Further detail is provided on the use of NIR spectroscopy for breast cancer identification, classification and its diagnostic utility. They conclude with a description of radiorespirometry to aid their NIR investigations related to cancer aggressiveness.

Chapters

• Human breast cancer: Background and introduction
• NIR spectroscopy
• Human breast cancer identification by classical NIR methods
• Human breast cancer classification by NIR spectroscopy using multivariate data analysis procedures
• Diagnostic evidence from NIR spectroscopy: Summary of studies and prospects
• Study on ¹⁴C-glucose catabolism activity in breast tissues
• Index