This Looks Like Really Good News To Me. Nobel Prize Winning Stuff If Proven Up I Reckon.

This appeared duding last week:Blood tests deliver cancer breakthroughThe Australian6:00AM January 19, 2018John RossScientists have created a blood test that can detect eight of the most common cancers long before they turn lethal, in a breakthrough that could save millions of people from premature death.The “liquid biopsy” identifies early-stage tumours from proteins and genetic mutations circulating in the blood.Trials have found that it can uncover fledgling cancers in about 70 per cent of cases, and up to 98 per cent for some types, long before they become detectable by other means. They include deadly conditions such as pancreatic cancer, which usually goes unnoticed until it has spread. The goal is to spot tumours before that happens, when survival rates are still high.Dubbed CancerSEEK, the test delivers almost no false positives, sparing patients needless heartache and unnecessary medi cal procedures for non-existent diseases. It can also pinpoint ­tumours’ locations in about... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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