A New Blood Test in Fanwood
Easily Detects Lung Cancer

A biopsy is often needed to determine if lung tumors are malignant or benign.

However, a new blood test may reduce the need for such a procedure.

Researchers have developed a blood test that detects biomarkers that indicate how likely pulmonary nodules are to be cancerous.

How Blood Tests Can Determine Lung Cancer in Fanwood

According to the study, the blood test appears to be 98% effective in ruling out the possibility of lung cancer, which could reduce the need of lung biopsies by about 40%. Lead researcher Dr. Gerard Silvestri writes, "Our goals for this biomarker are to help calculate the risk of cancer, present the patient with options and recommendations, and avoid subjecting patients with benign disease to expensive, unnecessary, and intrusive procedures."

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Chest, April 2018.