Detecting Lung Cancer

A recent article was written by Maria Cohut and fact-checked by Jasmin Collier on the detection of lung cancer. This particular cancer is very often detected by accident and after unrelated medical exams. The malign and benign tumors are difficult to tell apart, except when using invasive methods as a biopsy. There is one blood test that can rule out cancer and maybe just what we require.

There are millions of pulmonary nodules per year detected in the U.S. that require further testing to ascertain if they are cancerous. Even though biopsies are invasive, doctors will often …read more