How often can a blood test predict cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Jul 10, 20261:03Science & Medicine

More and more blood tests to screen for cancer are coming on the market, with a new one looking at proteins in the blood helping identify who is at risk to develop lung cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelso...

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