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“ Cancer diagnostics today are broken. You have to get to a point where you're sick enough or find a visible lump somewhere to go for a checkup” We are develop
by melling 2y ago
“ Cancer diagnostics today are broken. You have to get to a point where you're sick enough or find a visible lump somewhere to go for a checkup”
We are developing liquid biopsies that seem promising for early cancer detection.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03195-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03195-0
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/01/detecting-cancer-through-liquid-biopsies-freenome-grail-thrive.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/01/detecting-cancer-through...
- giantg2 2y agoI believe Japan is working on urine tests for brain cancers too. Also, just because cancer is detected doesn't mean action needs to be taken. PSA tests are a good example of this. There's a fine line between catching things before they are a problem and performing potentially harmful interventions for something that might never become a problem. But the blood and urine tests are great for screening, then using imaging or other tests to determine if it needs to be addressed.