Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that a blood test, combined with imaging, is able to detect breast, lung, and colorectal cancers, at an early stage. Known as cancerSEEK, the blood test correctly identified 26 of the 10,006 women tested with an eventual cancer diagnosis. While the test is not meant to replace current cancer screening and detection methods, it is seen as a complement to minimize overdiagnosis.
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