Experimental blood test finds cancer four years in advance

Posted on Jul 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

The earlier cancer is treated, the better the chances of recovery. This is why in recent years, researchers have been trying to develop very early screening tests requiring only a blood test. A new study published this week in the journal “Nature Communications” reports the particularly promising results of a blood test called “PanSeer”.

This test, developed by a team of Chinese and American scientists, can detect cancer “non-invasively up to four years before current diagnostic methods,” says the study. He was able to identify five types of cancer: cancer of the stomach, esophagus, colon, lung and liver.

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