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  

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 A new blood test to detect cancer at an early stage has shown promising results, according to a study, as scientists aim to make the process as common as cholesterol or blood sugar testing. The test – a so-called liquid biopsy – analyses DNA in the blood to detect subtle signs of cancer and could offer a fast and less invasive alternative to existing diagnostic tests. A simple blood draw could eventually be all that’s needed to screen for multiple cancers, giving patients and doctors a faster, more convenient tool to stay ahead of the disease Dr Dimitris Vavoulis “While this test is still early in development, with further work we believe it has the potential to improve survival rates for millions worldwide, by enabling implementation of routine blood tests to catch cancer earlier, when it’s easier to treat.” The test had a 94.9% sensitivity rate, correctly identifying 56 out of 59 cancer samples, the study said. Dr Dimitris Vavoulis, from the University of Oxford and co-lead researcher, said: “Although our approach is still early in development, we envision that a simple blood draw could eventually be all that’s needed to screen for multiple cancers, giving patients and doctors a faster, more convenient tool to stay ahead of the disease.” Cancers are more likely to be cured if they are caught early.

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Fears raised over the accuracy and reliability of DIY blood tests for prostate cancer
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Fears raised over the accuracy and reliability of DIY blood tests for prostate cancer

Daily Mail  

Fears have been raised over the accuracy and reliability of DIY blood tests for prostate cancer. Last month, former PM Rishi Sunak called for prostate testing to 'go further and faster' as he became an ambassador for Prostate Cancer Research. Amy Rylance, assistant director of health improvement at Prostate Cancer UK, said the rapid tests 'appear to have questionable accuracy'. …

Landmark new blood test could predict risk of cancer and other major diseases
1 month ago

Landmark new blood test could predict risk of cancer and other major diseases

The Independent  

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How a cheap blood test may soon detect one of the deadliest cancers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How a cheap blood test may soon detect one of the deadliest cancers

Firstpost  

Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have developed a blood test called PAC-MANN, to detect pancreatic cancer. The study is significant since this type of cancer is one of the deadliest and was responsible for more than 50,000 deaths last year The PAC-MANN test was 98 per cent successful in accurately differentiating patients with pancreatic cancer from healthy individuals …

World Cancer Day: Why screenings should be part of your annual health target
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Cancer Day: Why screenings should be part of your annual health target

Hindustan Times  

India recorded approximately 1.46 million new cancer cases in 2022, with one in nine individuals expected to develop cancer in their lifetime. Every year, many individuals rely on routine blood tests as part of their annual health check-up, assuming these will detect cancer in its early stages. Many diagnostic labs market blood test packages as comprehensive health screenings, creating the …

Simple blood test detects colon cancer with 90% accuracy as researchers hone in on new treatment
2 months ago

Simple blood test detects colon cancer with 90% accuracy as researchers hone in on new treatment

Daily Mail  

A new type of blood test can detect colon cancer with nearly a 90 percent accuracy rate, a potential breakthrough in the epidemic. A new study from researchers at New York University found the experimental blood test is around 80 percent accurate in detecting colon cancer compared to a colonoscopy, the current gold-standard method for diagnosing the condition. News of …

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

Conquering Blood Cancer: Latest Advances and Hope for Young Indians
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Conquering Blood Cancer: Latest Advances and Hope for Young Indians

Deccan Chronicle  

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Blood Cancer Awareness Month: All the symptoms you need to look out for
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: All the symptoms you need to look out for

The Independent  

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‘Breakthrough’ dry blood test could provide early prostate cancer detection
6 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Breakthrough’ dry blood test could provide early prostate cancer detection

The Independent  

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Simple blood test could detect cancer risk in type 2 diabetics
7 months ago

Simple blood test could detect cancer risk in type 2 diabetics

The Independent  

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Common blood tests could help speed up cancer diagnosis in certain people
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Common blood tests could help speed up cancer diagnosis in certain people

The Independent  

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7 unexpected signs that could point to blood cancer: Don't overlook these symptoms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

7 unexpected signs that could point to blood cancer: Don't overlook these symptoms

India TV News  

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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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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening
1 year ago

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening

Associated Press  

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. In the study, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold standard for colon cancer screening. There were also false alarms: For 10% …

‘Breakthrough’ blood test for brain cancer
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Breakthrough’ blood test for brain cancer

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 that can detect more than 50 types of cancer shows promise of quicker diagnosis in UK: Study
1 year, 9 months ago

Blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer shows promise of quicker diagnosis in UK: Study

Hindustan Times  

A National Health Service trial of a new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown promise after it correctly revealed two out of every three cancers in people who had visited their general practitioner with suspected symptoms in England or Wales, the University of Oxford researchers said on Friday. “New tools that can both expedite cancer …

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  

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Blood tests may spare cancer patients chemo
2 years ago

Blood tests may spare cancer patients chemo

The Independent  

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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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New blood test finds cancer in patients with no symptoms
2 years, 6 months ago

New blood test finds cancer in patients with no symptoms

Live Mint  

A new study that has revealed critical details about early detection of cancer is meant to radically change the way the disease is treated. As per the research, blood tests for multi-cancer early detection have identified numerous cancers in patients without the presence of any symptoms. In the PATHFINDER study, an MCED test discovered cancer signals in 1.4% of 6,621 …

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 …

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer – poll
2 years, 6 months ago

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer – poll

The Independent  

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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 …

Blood test that can detect breast cancer available in India now, know the cost
2 years, 9 months ago

Blood test that can detect breast cancer available in India now, know the cost

India TV News  

Blood test that can detect breast cancer available in India now, know the cost A blood test that can detect early stages of breast cancer in patients with 99 per cent accuracy will cost Rs 6000 in India. A blood test proven to detect breast cancer in the early stages has been made available in India. The test is available …

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 …

UK’s National Health Service starts world's largest trial of Galleri blood test
3 years, 6 months ago

UK’s National Health Service starts world's largest trial of Galleri blood test

Firstpost  

Pioneered by Grail Inc, the Galleri blood test can be used to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear The United Kingdom’s state-run National Health Service has commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer. The world’s largest trial of Grail Inc’s flagship Galleri blood test …

NHS England to pilot blood test that detects more than 50 cancers
3 years, 9 months ago

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

India Today  

A screen testing for blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer at early stages is to be rolled out by England's National Health Service. Eric Klein, Managing Director and Chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, said in a podcast, “We have established screening paradigms for five cancer, cervical cancer, cervical swabbing and cytology, prostate cancer …

Prostate cancer: Blood test could predict how well patients will respond to treatment, research suggests
4 years, 10 months ago

Prostate cancer: Blood test could predict how well patients will respond to treatment, research suggests

The Independent  

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Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds
4 years, 11 months ago

Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds

Associated Press  

For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of the disease. “We think that it’s feasible,” said Nickolas Papadopoulos, a Johns Hopkins University scientist who helped develop the test. The blood test helped reveal six ovarian cancers, including one …

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 …

Blood test may detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier, study finds
5 years, 7 months ago

Blood test may detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier, study finds

The Independent  

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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, 7 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 …

Ultra-sensitive new blood test could locate ‘undetectable’ ovarian cancer
6 years ago

Ultra-sensitive new blood test could locate ‘undetectable’ ovarian cancer

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 Cancers previously thought undetectable could be identified using a new blood …

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, …

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 …

Blood cancer’s signs, diagnosis and cure. All you need to know about it
6 years, 10 months ago

Blood cancer’s signs, diagnosis and cure. All you need to know about it

Hindustan Times  

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world. Prompt and early diagnosis of blood cancer, along with regular treatment by experts, increases chance of cure. “Certain types of blood cancers like acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, etc have very high cure rate -- almost 80 to 90%. Symptoms of blood cancer Dr Uma Dangi, consultant medical oncologist …

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 …

This blood test will help detect 8 types of cancer: All you need to know
7 years, 2 months ago

This blood test will help detect 8 types of cancer: All you need to know

India Today  

Scientists have developed a single blood test that can help in the early diagnoses of eight common cancer types and helps identify the location of the disease. The test, called CancerSEEK, is a unique non-invasive, multianalyte test that simultaneously evaluates levels of eight cancer proteins and the presence of cancer gene mutations from circulating DNA in the blood. The test …

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, 2 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 …

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