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Blood test to replace mammo
Has anyone else heard or read about this? A research centre in England have successfully detected breast cancer using blood tests earlier than a mammogram would. They are currently doing further trial...
Precisely @Blossom1961 ... it would be more as a diagnostic tool and then gave PET scans etc to try and locate the primary, I guess.
To be honest, further down the track, I can see a chemo tablet being developed to go a-hunting those circulating tumour cells BEFORE they latch onto a specific area (but not so strong as to give you the nasty side effects!). Dreams are free.
To be honest, further down the track, I can see a chemo tablet being developed to go a-hunting those circulating tumour cells BEFORE they latch onto a specific area (but not so strong as to give you the nasty side effects!). Dreams are free.