This blood test can detect cancer years before symptoms appear

[Chris Smith]

• Diagnosing cancer years before the onset of symptoms might soon be possible, a new study indicates.
• A massive research project that started in 2007 is already showing promising results, as scientists can detect stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung, and liver cancer with a single blood test up to four years before symptoms arise.
• Early detection of cancer would give patients and doctors more time to treat malignant tumors, prevent cancerous cells from spreading throughout the body, and reduce mortality rates.

Almost 635,000 people lost their lives battling the novel coronavirus, of the nearly 15.48 million cases, as of Thursday morning. Millions more will be infected and thousands will continue to die. Add to that the millions of people who are unemployed, and you end up with only a partial picture of the complicated mess that 2020 has been. But there is good news in all this darkness, both when it comes to COVID-19 and other illnesses.

The latest noteworthy medical development concerns cancer, as researchers have devised a test that can detect several types of cancer up to four years before symptoms appear. If accurate, such a test could help in diagnosing some of the most common types of cancer and prepare the patient and their physicians for treating the illness.

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