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Cancer test that can spot one cancer cell in a billion moves closer to real use
- bedris 16y agoFor those interested in more background on the microfluidic technology used, here is the original paper published in Nature in 2007: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v450/n7173/abs/nature06385.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v450/n7173/abs/nature06...
- tomjen3 16y agoI wonder how many cases it is going to detect that would have disappeared on their own, given how sensitive the test is.
- vannevar 16y agoI'd bet everyone has transient cancer cells in their body, the problem occurs when the response mechanisms break down. Not sure how much clinical value a test this sensitive will have. Any oncologists out there?