Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

Associated Press  

Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. It’s an open question whether such cancer blood tests — if added to routine care — could improve Americans’ health or help meet the White House’s goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years. That’s not the case for devices like blood tests,” said Dr. Barry Kramer of the Lisa Schwartz Foundation for Truth in Medicine. For some, blood tests led to scans that never located a cancer, which could mean the result was a false positive, or it could mean there’s a mystery cancer that will show up later. Although Ares feels lucky, it’s impossible to know whether her test added healthy years to her life or made no real difference, said Kramer, former director of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Prevention.

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Breakthrough breast cancer blood test proves 100% accurate
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Breakthrough breast cancer blood test proves 100% accurate

The Independent  

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‘Breakthrough’ blood test for brain cancer
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‘Breakthrough’ blood test for brain cancer

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New blood test for 50 types of cancer sparks hope of ‘revolutionary’ breakthrough
1 year, 6 months ago

New blood test for 50 types of cancer sparks hope of ‘revolutionary’ breakthrough

The Independent  

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Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer
2 years, 3 months ago

Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer

Dutch News  

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Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer
2 years, 3 months ago

Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer

Dutch News  

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This Blood Test Detects Cancer in Dogs. But Do You Want to Know?
2 years, 7 months ago

This Blood Test Detects Cancer in Dogs. But Do You Want to Know?

Wired  

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Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

The Independent  

Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. "’ The Canby, Oregon, resident had volunteered to take a blood test that is being billed as a new frontier in cancer screening for healthy people. open image in gallery Joyce didn’t anticipate her blood test would come back positive …

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

LA Times  

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NHS England to pilot blood test that detects more than 50 cancers
3 years, 5 months ago

NHS England to pilot blood test that detects more than 50 cancers

India Today  

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Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blood Test for Cancer Detection
6 years, 11 months ago

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blood Test for Cancer Detection

CNN  

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