Can blood tests help detect cancer?
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Blood tests can provide clues to help your health care team identify and treat your cancer, but they shouldn’t be used on their own.
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Transforming the landscape of early cancer detection using blood
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Blood tests may spare cancer patients chemo
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Will a Blood Test That Detects Early Cancers Save Lives?
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Blood test can accurately detect 50 types of early-stage cancer
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How Cancer Is Diagnosed
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Can blood tests help detect cancer?
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Detecting cancers through blood tests holds promise, but major