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Blood test detects cancer relapse

27-Aug-2015

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DNA mutation of individual tumour analysed when removed. Regular tests then searched for unique DNA profile in patient’s blood to detect possible relapse.

Traces of breast cancer discovered eight months before doctors would normally have noticed.

The study was published in the Science Translational Medicine journal.

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Nicholas Turner

Academic Consultant Medical Oncologist specialised in breast cancer treatment

Nick Peel

Social Media Editor at Wellcome Trust , former news lead at Cancer Research UK.

Science Translational Medicine

Journal that publish papers with topics related to translational medicine

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

One of the world’s most influential cancer research organizations

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Cancer