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Scientists have made a "significant step" towards creating a blood test that detects brain tumours and monitors them in real time. The new test is more than 90% accurate and could be used by GPs to ...

A new blood test detected early-stage pancreatic cancer with 87.5% accuracy in a study of 672 people. The test combines four protein biomarkers to better distinguish cancer from noncancerous ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Some of the most dangerous cancers are the types that are hard to detect. As a result, they are often caught too late to treat. Some emerging technologies could change that ...

A new Duke University study has found that a blood test could show whether someone is going to live longer. Over a 10-year period, researchers tested blood from more than 1,000 people ages 71 and ...