Tumors constantly shed DNA from dying cells, which briefly circulates in the patient’s bloodstream before it is quickly broken down. Many companies have created blood tests that can pick out this tumor DNA, potentially helping doctors diagnose or monitor cancer or choose a treatment. A blood test procedure. Image credit: Max Pixel, CC0 Public Domain...
by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne The cancer exosome is detected when the light interacts with the silicon nanostructures. Credit: Yasaman Jahani / 2021 EPFL Researchers at EPFL have developed a technology based on nanophotonics and data science to detect and monitor cancer biomarkers at an early stage. Their research is published in Nature Communications. Medical doctors examine body fluids...
