Simple Blood Test For Colon Cancer: New Early-warning Test Detects Polyps Before Cancer Sets In

Friday, November 21, 2008 - 10:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers in Israel have developed a simple early-warning test that can detect colon cancer in the blood. Using biomarkers, it is the first test on the market that can detect cells of colon polyps the precursors to colon cancer in the blood, with a very high degree of sensitivity and accuracy.

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