New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells, Stanford study shows

Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 12:49 in Health & Medicine

STANFORD, Calif. -- A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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