Doctors are hailing a new era in cancer screening after a study found a simple blood test could detect multiple cancer types in patients even before they display clear symptoms. A blood test for #cancer: Dana-Farber's Catherine Marinac, PhD, details findings from the PATHFINDER study presented at #ESMO22. Of the 6,621 adults aged 50 and older who were offered the Galleri blood test, a cancer signal was reportedly detected in 92 participants. 'The Pathfinder study offered the blood test to more than 6,600 adults aged 50 and over, and detected dozens of new cases of disease. "When the blood test was positive, it typically took under three months to get the work-ups completed."

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2022 14:10 UTC