Simple blood test could spot #breast #cancer five years before any
symptom. Experts said the method was “promising” and could be used to screen
women, replacing #mammograms and allow treatment to start far earlier, when it
is most likely to succeed. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women,
with around 55,000 #women diagnosed annually, and around 11,500 deaths. The new
research, presented at the National Cancer Research Institute’s conference in
Glasgow, found that a blood test could identify changes in the body’s immune
response to substances produced by #tumour cells. Scientists said larger trials
were expected to improve the accuracy of the test, which could become widely
available within four years. Cancer cells produce proteins called #antigens
that trigger the body to make #antibodies against them. These are called “#autoantibodies”.
A blood test for
early breast cancer detection would be cost effective, which would be of
particular value in low and middle income countries. It would also be an easier
screening method to implement compared to current methods.
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