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New ovarian cancer blood test 99 per cent effective by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:07pm A new blood tests has been developed that Yale researchers say can detect ovarian cancer with 99 per cent accuracy.The test uses six protein biomarkers to identify proteins in the bloodstream that signal an ovarian tumour is present in the body. The test is 99.4 per cent effective. Previous tests for ovarian cancer only used four protein Read on »

Detecting Breast Cancer With A Blood Test by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 29 Dec 2010 1:42pm , a simple blood test for the diagnosis of breast cancer has remained elusive. A new breast cancer research study reports that a blood test for the early diagnosis of breast cancer... of breast cancer. To narrow the list of proteins down even further, the breast cancer researchers tested these 119 proteins in a new set of blood samples from breast cancer patients Read on »

New ovarian cancer blood test 100 percent accurate in initial study by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 11 Aug 2010 12:00am attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new blood test for ovarian cancer. Using a new technique involving mass spectrometry of a single drop of blood serum, the test correctly identified women with ovarian cancer in 100 percent of the patients tested. The results can be found online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Read on »

Blood test for cancer? by Sandi W. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 2:47am There's a new test that is so sensitive it can find one cancer cell in a billion. Veridex and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Biotech Oncology unit will work on making the test... in Houston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will start using the test this year. If you could find out quickly, "this drug is working, stay on it," or "this drug Read on »

Personalized blood tests for cancer - whole genome sequencing by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 21 Feb 2010 12:00am Cancer Center have used data from the whole genome sequencing of cancer patients to develop personalized blood tests for cancer they believe can help physicians tailor patients’ treatments. The genome-based blood tests, believed to be the first of their kind, may be used to monitor tumor levels after therapy and determine cancer recurrence. “We believe Read on »

Personalized Blood Tests for Cancer Use Whole Genome Sequencing by MedNews Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Nov 1999 4:00pm Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have used data from the whole genome sequencing of cancer patients to develop individualized blood tests... tumors into the patients’ blood. Using blood samples from two of the colorectal cancer patients, they amplified DNA found in the blood and determined that these tests were Read on »

Blood test for cancer creating excitement by Momgoingcrazy Posted Thu 06 Jan 2011 6:34pm http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7363222.html Blood test for cancer creating excitement Researchers say sensitive and speedy procedure will help treatment By MARILYNN MARCHIONE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan. 3, 2011, 12:53PM BOSTON — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one Read on »

Personalized Blood Tests for Cancer Use Whole Genome Sequencing by MedNews Patient Expert

Posted Sun 21 Feb 2010 11:40am sequencing of cancer patients to develop individualized blood tests they believe can help physicians tailor patients' treatments. The genome-based blood tests, believed to be the first..., are easier to identify and detect in the blood than single-letter changes." Such DNA rearrangements are widely known to occur exclusively in cancer cells, not normal ones, making Read on »

A new blood test for Breast Cancer is underway! by XLPharmacy Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:50am A new blood test for Breast Cancer is underway! ABOUT BREAST CANCER: Breast cancer is a type of cancer in which cells in the breast become abnormal and grow and divide...™ Breast Cancer Test. Read Fact Sheet Brochure (English) For more information Watch Video ALSO...Be sure to read about the new blood test for Breast Cancer! Breast Read on »

Blood test for breast cancer p… by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Jun 2010 8:37am Blood test for breast cancer pre-lump detection replaces feeling girls up. In other news, men are sad. # stupidcancer Read on »