Have you donated blood for cancer?

Scientists have developed a very simple blood test that can "intercept" breast cancer at a stage when it is still impossible to detect by any conventional means. The chance of cure at this stage is almost one hundred percent!

Experts believe that their simple, yet revolutionary discovery will save millions of lives around the world, as soon as it is rooted in broad practice. This blood test can detect mastoncus That size is no more than a small seed. And long before the appearance of the first clinical symptoms.

At the moment, doctors are trying to diagnose   breast cancer   using X-rays. But they are able to detect a tumor in four to five times larger. At this stage there is the likelihood that the cancer has already spread throughout the body begins, and the chances of survival decrease.

The authors test began, researchers from the Norwegian company Diagenic ASA. During the test, in a laboratory study the level of chemical markers which, when the onset of cancer are beginning to enter the bloodstream through mastoncus . To date, the test shows a 75% efficiency for the detection of tumors at an early stage. A few small clinical trials, the results of which are published in the journal Breast Cancer Research.

Dr. James Mackay of the University College London is doing everything in order to run this blood test   Patient commercial clinics. "The test will be especially useful for young girls - said the oncologist. - They have denser breasts, as a rule, it is more difficult to explore with mammography mammograms Now data can be added and results blood test for more accurate results. "

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