Scientists develop new test which can detect all types of cancer within minutes
6 years, 3 months ago

Scientists develop new test which can detect all types of cancer within minutes

India Today  

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a quick test which can detect all types of cancer from blood or biopsy tissues within minutes. "This unique nano-scaled DNA signature appeared in every type of breast cancer we examined, and in other forms of cancer including prostate, colorectal and lymphoma," Abu Sina, from University of Queensland, said. "In healthy cells, these methyl groups are spread out across the genome, but the genomes of cancer cells are essentially barren except for intense clusters of methyl groups at very specific locations," Laura Carrascosa, a professor at University of Queensland, said. "We designed a simple test using gold nanoparticles that instantly change colour to determine if the 3D nanostructures of cancer DNA are present," Matt Trau, a professor a University of Queensland, said. NEW APPROACH TO DETECT CANCER Discovering that cancerous DNA molecules formed entirely different 3D nanostructures from normal circulating DNA was a breakthrough that has enabled an entirely new approach to detect cancer non-invasively in any tissue type including blood.

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Blood test shows promising results in detecting cancer early, study says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Blood test shows promising results in detecting cancer early, study says

The Independent  

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Prenatal blood test can sometimes hint at cancer in moms-to-be
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Prenatal blood test can sometimes hint at cancer in moms-to-be

Associated Press  

Many moms-to-be opt for blood tests during pregnancy to check for fetal disorders such as Down syndrome. “They looked like healthy, young women and they reported themselves as being healthy,” said Dr. Diana Bianchi, the senior author of the government study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Many medical groups now recommend offering cell-free DNA tests during …

Breakthrough breast cancer blood test proves 100% accurate
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Breakthrough breast cancer blood test proves 100% accurate

The Independent  

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New blood test for 50 types of cancer sparks hope of ‘revolutionary’ breakthrough
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial
1 year, 9 months ago

Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New tools that can both expedite cancer diagnosis and potentially avoid invasive and costly investigations …

How a simple paper test can offer early cancer diagnosis
1 year, 11 months ago

How a simple paper test can offer early cancer diagnosis

Live Mint  

A new nanoparticle sensor has been developed that could enable early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test. This approach could also be used to distinguish at least 46 different DNA barcodes in a single sample, using a microfluidic device. "Our goal here is to build up disease signatures and to see whether we can use these barcoded panels …

Scientists say routine test could detect those with high risk of blood cancer
2 years, 5 months ago

Scientists say routine test could detect those with high risk of blood cancer

The Independent  

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Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer
2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer

Dutch News  

A team of Dutch researchers at teaching hospital Amsterdam UMC have designed a blood test that can help diagnose certain cancers in their early stages but the method is not yet reliable enough to be used in mass screening, the Volkskrant reports. Team leaders Myron Best and Tom Würdinger, looked at blood platelets as markers for a certain kind of …

Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer
2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch team devise early detection blood test for cancer

Dutch News  

A team of Dutch researchers at teaching hospital Amsterdam UMC have designed a blood test that can help diagnose certain cancers in their early stages but the method is not yet reliable enough to be used in mass screening, the Volkskrant reports. Team leaders Myron Best and Tom Würdinger, looked at blood platelets as markers for a certain kind of …

Experts find quicker way to spot cancers and heart disease
2 years, 7 months ago

Experts find quicker way to spot cancers and heart disease

Daily Mail  

Hard to detect cancers and heart conditions could be picked up faster, thanks to a new test. Imperial College London scientists have detected a new test that analyses bodily fluids like blood for proteins that could indicate a patient has cancer or heart disease that could one day skip the need for lab analysis and deliver results in a GP's …

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 11 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. …

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 11 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, 11 months ago

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

LA Times  

Joyce Ares was feeling fine when she learned through a blood test that she had Hodgkin lymphoma. That’s not the case for devices like blood tests,” said Dr. Barry Kramer of the Lisa Schwartz Foundation for Truth in Medicine. Jacob Marquez, a clinical research coordinator at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore., draws blood from …

Researchers claim they have developed a 99% accurate blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer
5 years, 5 months ago

Researchers claim they have developed a 99% accurate blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer

Firstpost  

Earlier this year GRAIL inc. announced that their researchers have developed a blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer in the early stages. Earlier this year GRAIL inc., a biotechnology company in California, US, announced that their researchers have developed a blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer in the early stages. Now, the Dana-Farber Cancer …

This new blood test can detect multiple types of cancer
5 years, 6 months ago

This new blood test can detect multiple types of cancer

India Today  

Researchers have discovered a new kind of blood test in development which is capable of screening for a number of types of cancer. When applied to nearly 3,600 blood samples - some from patients with cancer, some from people who had not been diagnosed with cancer at the time of the blood draw - the test successfully picked up a …

Personalised DNA blood test ‘could be a game-changer’ in tracking early stage breast cancer progress
5 years, 7 months ago

Personalised DNA blood test ‘could be a game-changer’ in tracking early stage breast cancer progress

The Independent  

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New blood test shows breast cancer relapse months before patient has symptoms
5 years, 8 months ago

New blood test shows breast cancer relapse months before patient has symptoms

The Independent  

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Simple blood test can spot if breast cancer will return up to TWO YEARS earlier than current scans
5 years, 11 months ago

Simple blood test can spot if breast cancer will return up to TWO YEARS earlier than current scans

Daily Mail  

A simple blood test could accurately detect a breast-cancer survivor's risk of the disease returning, research suggests. And the blood test spotted them up to two years before existing scans, according to the scientists behind the study. A blood test could detect a breast-cancer survivor's risk of the disease returning The research was carried out by the University of Leicester …

Researchers design nano tool for new way of mining blood samples for cancer test
6 years, 4 months ago

Researchers design nano tool for new way of mining blood samples for cancer test

Firstpost  

Researchers have designed a new nano tool which could become a new way of mining blood samples for information about cancer, according to a study released on Wednesday by the University of Manchester. The study, led by researchers from the University of Manchester showed that small molecules – specifically proteins – stick to the nanoparticles while in the blood circulation …

A new blood test that uses gold-plated nanoparticles for early cancer detection
6 years, 7 months ago

A new blood test that uses gold-plated nanoparticles for early cancer detection

Firstpost  

It is sensitive enough to detect lower limits of cancer than previously possible, says researcher Researchers have developed a novel, low-cost finger prick blood test that deploys gold-plated nanoparticles for early detection of cancer. “We are detecting small molecules found in the blood which could also identify the type of cancer, while they are looking for rare cells that are …

Australian researchers develop 'world's first' blood test for melanoma
6 years, 8 months ago

Australian researchers develop 'world's first' blood test for melanoma

Firstpost  

Australian researchers said Wednesday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a “world first” breakthrough that could save many lives. The scientists, from Edith Cowan University, said the new test could help doctors detect the skin cancer before it spreads through a person’s body. “Patients who have their melanoma detected in its early …

Australian scientists develop melanoma detection blood test
6 years, 8 months ago

Australian scientists develop melanoma detection blood test

Daily Mail  

Australian scientists have developed a world-first blood test that is able to detect early-stage melanoma. Scroll down for video Australian scientists who have developed a world-first blood test to detect early-stage melanoma have hailed the test as a 'breakthrough' Scientists hope to have the test ready for pathology clinics to use not long after a follow-up clinical trial is completed …

On cards: A blood test to diagnose lung cancer
7 years, 1 month ago

On cards: A blood test to diagnose lung cancer

Hindustan Times  

Soon, diagnosing lung cancer will be possible even if the lymph or growth is smaller than one centimetre. Test method being developed would take a day to diagnose cancer, unlike the conventional method that took weeks. The pulmonary and critical care medicine department of the King George’s Medical University is working on a method through which a blood sample would …

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blood Test for Cancer Detection
7 years, 2 months ago

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blood Test for Cancer Detection

CNN  

Scientists have developed an experimental blood test that could potentially detect many types of cancer in their early stages. The test, called CancerSEEK, was shown to detect the presence of common tumors of the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colorectum, lung and breast in patients with stage I to III cancers. While the test had a sensitivity of 70% among …

Blood test that can detect eight of the most common cancers could be available in next few years
7 years, 2 months ago

Blood test that can detect eight of the most common cancers could be available in next few years

ABC  

Scientists have found a blood test that can detect eight of the most common cancers that are usually only diagnosed when it is too late to fight them. Key points: Test detects cancer of the ovary, liver, pancreas, oesophagus, bowel, lung, breast Designed mainly for people over the age of 50 Could one day reduce the number of people dying …

Cancer Diagnosis from a Blood Draw? Liquid Biopsies Are Still a Dream
55 years, 3 months ago

Cancer Diagnosis from a Blood Draw? Liquid Biopsies Are Still a Dream

Wired  

Nick Papadopoulos tracks down tumors for a living. The oncologist and director of translational genetics at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center has spent decades uncovering the unique sets of mutations that define cancers—the kind of genetic signals that not only drive tumor formation and metastasis, but distinguish one cancer from another. “I think it’s time to start thinking more …

This new blood test can detect early signs of 8 kinds of cancer
7 years, 2 months ago

This new blood test can detect early signs of 8 kinds of cancer

LA Times  

Scientists have developed a noninvasive blood test that can detect signs of eight types of cancer long before any symptoms of the disease arise. The authors said the new work represents the first noninvasive blood test that can screen for a range of cancers all at once: cancer of the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colon, lung and breast. “The …

Simple blood test could reveal return of skin cancer
7 years, 3 months ago

Simple blood test could reveal return of skin cancer

The Independent  

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New cost-friendly blood test can detect genetic mutations, may help improve cancer treatment
7 years, 7 months ago

New cost-friendly blood test can detect genetic mutations, may help improve cancer treatment

India TV News  

Scientists from Stanford University have developed a new type of economical blood test that is capable for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread. Nearly all cancer patients require monitoring by whole body imaging, which can be costly, complex, and time-consuming," said lead investigator Hanlee P. Ji, Associate Professor at Stanford University in the US. "In contrast, molecular tests like the …

New breast cancer blood test could improve treatment options in more serious cases
7 years, 8 months ago

New breast cancer blood test could improve treatment options in more serious cases

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women with advanced stages of breast cancer could receive potentially life-extending …

Cancer blood test that detects disease years ahead of symptoms 'could save thousands of lives'
7 years, 9 months ago

Cancer blood test that detects disease years ahead of symptoms 'could save thousands of lives'

The Independent  

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First ever blood tests to diagnose cancer 'could be ready in one year'
8 years ago

First ever blood tests to diagnose cancer 'could be ready in one year'

The Independent  

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California scientists develop cancer detecting program
8 years ago

California scientists develop cancer detecting program

Daily Mail  

A machine that can detect cancer from a blood sample could be ready in a year. Scroll down for video Researchers have developed a computer program that can simultaneously detect cancer and identify where it is in the body purely from a blood sample THE RESULTS Blood samples from 29 liver cancer patients, 12 lung cancer patients and five breast …

The simple blood test that could finally help cure cancer
8 years ago

The simple blood test that could finally help cure cancer

Wired  

Like ‘the size of a 747’ or ‘the length of a football pitch’, ‘curing cancer’ has become a part of our everyday lexicon. But there’s a sting in the subtext: despite a global effort going back centuries, around eight million people are still killed by cancer every year. “Our liquid biopsy, Guardant360, is a blood test that can replace a …

Breakthrough in the war on skin cancer
8 years, 3 months ago

Breakthrough in the war on skin cancer

Daily Mail  

Scientists have developed a simple blood test to detect the most deadly form of skin cancer. Scientists have developed a new test to detect the most deadly form of skin cancer - melanoma But doctors sometimes miss a melanoma, as it can be very difficult to distinguish a malignant mole from a benign one. Now British company Oxford BioDynamics, a …

Australian researchers develop THIS new test to quickly diagnose skin cancer
8 years, 4 months ago

Australian researchers develop THIS new test to quickly diagnose skin cancer

India TV News  

A revolutionary new blood test developed by Australian researchers capable of diagnosing skin cancer much more quickly and efficiently than conventional methods is now set for an official rollout. The ground-breaking "liquid biopsy" test will be made available at Melbourne's Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Victoria state's Health Minister Jill Hennessy said on Friday. Once the skin cancer has been …

Breast cancer could be detected by blood test, researchers say
8 years, 6 months ago

Breast cancer could be detected by blood test, researchers say

ABC  

Breast cancer could soon be detected by a simple blood test, according to a team of scientists working to find easier ways to detect the deadly disease. "A blood test for breast cancer is several years away from being used in hospitals, but we think we have discovered a new way of detecting breast cancer in the first instance as …

New Ultra-Sensitive Test For Cancer, HIV Developed
9 years ago

New Ultra-Sensitive Test For Cancer, HIV Developed

The Quint  

A new ultra-sensitive test designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer may prove 10,000 times more effective than current diagnostic tools, Stanford scientists say. This involves designing a molecule that the bio-marker will bind to, and which is adorned with an identifying “flag.” Through a series of specialised chemical reactions, known as an immuno-assay, researchers can isolate that flag, …

New Ultra-Sensitive Test For Cancer, HIV Developed
9 years ago

New Ultra-Sensitive Test For Cancer, HIV Developed

The Quint  

A new ultra-sensitive test designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer may prove 10,000 times more effective than current diagnostic tools, Stanford scientists say. This involves designing a molecule that the bio-marker will bind to, and which is adorned with an identifying “flag.” Through a series of specialised chemical reactions, known as an immuno-assay, researchers can isolate that flag, …

Blood test to target cancer and tailor treatment to patients' DNA
9 years, 5 months ago

Blood test to target cancer and tailor treatment to patients' DNA

Daily Mail  

A cheap new blood test could improve patients’ chances of beating cancer by allowing doctors to tailor treatment to their DNA. Mix and match: The monthly blood test, which costs £100 per patient allows doctors to give patients drugs which are matched to the DNA of their cancer And if the tumour changes, or becomes resistant to the drug, they …

The Future of Cancer Treatment Is (Almost) Here
9 years, 11 months ago

The Future of Cancer Treatment Is (Almost) Here

Wired  

We’ve been talking about genetics, genomics, and sequencing since the completion of the Human Genome Project. Pharmaceutical companies---and oncologists who see patients every day---haven’t been able to fully harness the potential of sequencing. Of course before we can even roll out reliable liquid biopsy tests, we’ll need to build and clinically validate a library of circulating tumor DNA—the genetic fragments …

New test for early cancer detection
10 years, 6 months ago

New test for early cancer detection

India TV News  

London: Early detection of cancer could now be as easy as a simple blood test. "The test could allow earlier cancer detection, helping to save people's lives," said co-researcher Diana Anderson from University of Bradford in West Yorkshire, UK. To develop this test, the researchers took blood samples from a group of people that included healthy individuals, cancer patients and …

Simple Blood Test To Spot Early Lung Cancer Getting Closer
10 years, 11 months ago

Simple Blood Test To Spot Early Lung Cancer Getting Closer

NPR  

Simple Blood Test To Spot Early Lung Cancer Getting Closer toggle caption David Mack/Science Source One of these days, there could well be a simple blood test that can help diagnose and track cancers. as a blood test that would let us both detect the presence of cancer as well as monitor how a patient's cancer responds to various treatments," …

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