Blood test may help predict breast cancer relapse
by Press Association from on (#JJGF)
Highly sensitive test can accurately predict relapses several months before new tumours show up on hospital scans
A simple blood test may in future provide breast cancer patients with an early warning of the disease returning after chemotherapy and surgery.
The test uncovers small numbers of residual tumour cells that have evaded treatment by detecting cancer DNA in the blood stream.
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