Virginia researchers study blood test that detects 10 cancer types at once
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A relatively new blood test could transform how cancer is detected, potentially identifying 10 different types of cancer with a single test.
"This is something I and many of my colleagues who have been doing this type of work have been chasing for the better part of the last two decades," said Dr. Patrick Nana-Sinkam.
Dr. Nana-Sinkam, a lung specialist, and Dr. Alex Krist, a family medicine physician, are both Massey co-investigators for the Virginia Cancer Screening Research Network.
They're participating in a study to evaluate the effectiveness of this new blood test. The test could potentially detect 10 different types of cancer, including breast cancer.
With the blood test, doctors look for specific signals in the blood that suggest cancer is somewhere in the body.
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