Liquid Biopsy Technique May Allow Early Screening [News in Brief]

Researchers have developed a new liquid biopsy technique that may allow screening for certain types of cancer. The technique can detect tumor mutations from the small amount of blood DNA present early in the disease. In four types of cancer, the technique's overall sensitivity was between 56% and 83%, and it could pinpoint 62% of patients with early-stage cancer.
Source: Cancer Discovery - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: News in Brief Source Type: research