A diagnostic blood test has been shown to accurately detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms, such as unexplained weight loss and fatigue, as well as differentiating between patients with localised and metastatic disease.
A new type of diagnostic blood test has been shown to accurately detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms, such as unexplained weight loss and fatigue, as well as differentiating between patients with localised and metastatic disease.
Dr James Larkin, one of the study’s authors, explained: "Cancer cells have unique metabolomic fingerprints due to their different metabolic processes. We are only now starting to understand how metabolites produced by tumours can be used as biomarkers to accurately detect cancer." But the technique shows promise as a rapid and inexpensive test to enable early detection of cancers in patients before conventional imaging is performed. It could also allow doctors to more promptly identify patients who can benefit from drugs designed to treat metastatic disease.NMR metabolomic testing may be particularly helpful for diagnosing cancer in people with vague or non-specific signs and symptoms, such as unexplained fatigue or weight loss, persistent nausea, or new atypical pain.
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