A blood test to detect breast cancer

Jax1964
Jax1964 Member Posts: 76 ✭
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Very interesting article:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/major-breakthrough-as-researchers-develop-blood-test-for-eight-common-cancers-20180118-h0kmdv.html


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  • lrb_03
    lrb_03 Member Posts: 1,269 ✭
    Sounds promising. I particularly  like that it has a low false positive rate
  • June1952
    June1952 Member Posts: 1,935 ✭
    Like all other exciting announcements this is a long way off.
  • primek
    primek Member Posts: 5,392 ✭
    The future looks good. Wonder if it will help detecting recurrence. I guess it would. 
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    I saw my oncologist for the first time today and (before I'd seen the article) said that a blood test for cancer would be a Nobel Prize thing.
  • Afraser
    Afraser Member Posts: 4,444 ✭
    I know it may be some years off until it's practical (or affordable) but that's an extraordinary breakthrough. A yearly test for those at most risk. Possibly a way of detecting ovarian cancer long before you get any symptoms, which might make a huge difference. That would be fantastic. 

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