Is There A Universal Screening Tool To Detect Cancer?

More than a hundred different diseases fall under the umbrella term “cancer.” Since it’s not a single illness, there is no one way to spot and treat it. However, that doesn’t mean that scientists aren’t trying. Over the years, there have been various studies on how a single test might be able to screen for multiple types of cancer. The key lies in finding a unique signature or biomarker of cancer – a characteristic that all malignant cells share but healthy cells do not.

The Key Lies In The DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is one such distinct cancer biomarker. …read more