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Blood test detects cancer and pinpoints location...before symptoms appear
The UK Telegraph ^ | March 24, 2017 | Sarah Knapton

Posted on 03/24/2017 5:58:38 AM PDT by Twotone

A blood test which not only detects cancer but identifies where it is in the body, has been developed by scientists.

The breakthrough could allow doctors to diagnose specific cancers much earlier, even before signs such as a lump, begin to show.

It is simple enough to be included in routine annual health checks alongside other tests such as for high blood pressure or cholesterol.

The test, called CancerLocator, has been developed by the University of California, and works by hunting for the DNA from tumours which circulates in the blood of cancer patients.

The team discovered that tumours which arise in different parts of the body hold a distinctive ‘footprint’ which a computer can spot.

“Non-invasive diagnosis of cancer is important, as it allows the early diagnosis of cancer, and the earlier the cancer is caught, the higher chance a patient has of beating the disease,” said Professor Jasmine Zhou, co-lead author from the University of California at Los Angeles.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: bloodtest; cancer
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To: Don W

What are the last two words of my sentence that you posted? Read them slowly. Let them sink in.

Makes no sense


21 posted on 03/24/2017 8:46:45 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: CGASMIA68; Lizavetta
The vast majority of the researchers are sincere I am sure, but there is just WAYYYY too much money involved for a cure to ever be released if found.

My error, I confused your post and Lizavetta's.

22 posted on 03/24/2017 8:58:03 AM PDT by Don W ( When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Twotone

The problem with how we approach health insurance in general is that it was an “employee benefit”.

So, it ends up being as if your car insurance would cover you for replacing your tires, doing your oil changes, and buying that really expensive stereo upgrade.


23 posted on 03/24/2017 10:03:35 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Moonman62

Ding, ding, ding, ding! We have a winner in the latest Acadamecian Pimping for Dollars Contest? Thank you John Q. Public for your generous “contribution”.

I guess you don’t get anywhere if you don’t try but this process just fumbles in the dark. It seems most of these researchers are bright overeducated people who have sense enough to reject dealing with much of society and are looking for ways to support their habits of being intellectually curious.


24 posted on 03/25/2017 7:03:55 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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