Having your blood examined will disclose a lot of information about your health. Now it seems that you can tell if your breast cancer is recurring depending on the results of a new blood test formulated by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. This latest test can also tell if the chemotherapy is working. This information is useful for medical doctors as they can change to a different therapy.

“The goal is to develop a test that could be administered routinely to alert the physician and patient as soon as possible of a return of the original cancer in a distant spot.”

“Our assay shows great potential for development as a clinical laboratory test for monitoring therapy and disease progression and recurrence.”

This new test probably help those with cancers such as colorectal or lung. Having said that, the results are not so reliable if you are diagnosed with ovarian, kidney or stomach cancer recurrences.

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http://www.newswise.com/articles/experimental-blood-test-spots-recurrent-breast-cancers-and-monitors-response-to-treatment

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