OU Researchers Study Blood Test With Potential to Detect 50 Types of Cancer
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release:
Health professionals regularly screen for five types of cancer -- breast, colon, lung, prostate and cervical -- yet those five comprise only half of all cancer deaths. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are studying a new blood test that potentially can identify more than 50 types of cancer, notably the ones that might otherwise go undetected until after the cancer has spread.
Health professionals regularly screen for five types of cancer -- breast, colon, lung, prostate and cervical -- yet those five comprise only half of all cancer deaths. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are studying a new blood test that potentially can identify more than 50 types of cancer, notably the ones that might otherwise go undetected until after the cancer has spread.