by Wendy Sarubbi, University of Central Florida Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Central Florida College of Medicine researchers have found a new way to track metastatic cancer cells in the body, which in the future could help identify cancer earlier and give patients more treatment options. In the latest issue of PLOS ONE, Professor Annette...
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Having a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer increases one’s own risk
by American Society of Hematology New data suggest that people who have a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease. The study published online today in Blood offers the first evidence that such familial risks exist across the spectrum of hematologic malignancies. Age of diagnosis, whether the...
TGen develops quality-control test for detecting cancer in blood
Rapid, non-invasive diagnosis assisted by TGen assay could be used to help detect many types of cancer PHOENIX, Ariz. — May 9, 2018 — Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that cancer develops over time, with a simple blood test. There is vast potential...
AI that detects cancer in blood and pinpoints its location before symptoms appear ‘could be ready in one year’
Scientists from the University of California developed the new software It works by looking for specific molecular patterns in cancer DNA The algorithm was able to correctly detect cancer in 80 per cent of cases A machine that can detect cancer from a blood sample could be ready in a year. Scientists in California have developed a computer program that...