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Two-year cancer-DNA-fragment screening blood test trial to start in England to assess sensitivity and specificity of early detection of numerous cancer types. If successful, it could lead to treatment of once difficult-to-detect early cancers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 20, 2021 Source:World’s Largest Trial Of “Game-Changer” Early Cancer Test Begins In UK
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Proof-of-concept blood test that screens for certain cancers shows promise
Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2017 Source: Could this new blood test detect and locate cancer early on? Reference: 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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Saliva test for lung cancer detection promising but has not delivered yet
Health Headlines Commentary for February 15, 2016 Source: U.S. scientists working on inexpensive, 10-minute saliva test that can detect cancer at home