Oct 17, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
New cancer test may be as easy as a home-use pregnancy test Early detection of certain types of cancer may eventually become as easy as taking a home pregnancy test. That’s the prediction of researchers who are developing a non-invasive early diagnostic test for gastric cancer that would not require a pathologist to assess a tissue specimen. Instead, this test detects biomarkers in the patient’s urine. Surgical pathologists will recognize the potential of this discovery to create new tools...
