Dr. Barry Dworkin

Proof-of-concept blood test that screens for certain cancers shows promise

Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2017

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Could this new blood test detect and locate cancer early on?

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Identification of methylation haplotype blocks aids in deconvolution of heterogeneous tissue samples and tumor tissue-of-origin mapping from plasma DNA

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