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Health2: New Cancer Test
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Nov 14 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
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New 'liquid biopsy' blood test can detect ONE cancerous cell in a BILLION
- Doctors could monitor whether treatment is working on a daily basis
- Test needs just a teaspoon of blood and can be done repeatedly
- Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson to market procedure
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The test, which is being developed by an American hospital
. . . in conjunction with drug giant Johnson & Johnson,
. . . is expected to be particularly useful in
. . . . . . breast,
. . . . . . prostate,
. . . . . . colon and
. . . . . . lung cancer.
. . . in conjunction with drug giant Johnson & Johnson,
. . . is expected to be particularly useful in
. . . . . . breast,
. . . . . . prostate,
. . . . . . colon and
. . . . . . lung cancer.
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Redoing the test to check for a drop in cancer cells
. . . would then quickly show if the drug was working.
‘If you could find out quickly,
. . . “this drug is working, stay on it,” or
. . . “this drug is not working, try something else,”
. . . that would be huge,’
. . . said Dr Haber of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
. . . would then quickly show if the drug was working.
‘If you could find out quickly,
. . . “this drug is working, stay on it,” or
. . . “this drug is not working, try something else,”
. . . that would be huge,’
. . . said Dr Haber of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
The test could also be used to detect the spread of cancer and ultimately it could provide a better way to screen for the disease than the mammograms and colonoscopies used now.
