Spinal fluid analysis could speed up diagnosis of breast cancer spread 21 Mar 2022 Analysing cancer DNA in spinal fluid could speed up and improve the diagnosis of breast cancer which has spread to the brain and spinal cord, according to a new pilot study. Find out more Show/Hide
Liquid biopsies one step closer to entering the clinic to help guide breast cancer treatment 01 Nov 2021 A simple blood test can identify specific genetic mutations in patients’ breast tumours to help guide their treatment and assess how likely patients are to relapse, a study shows. Find out more Show/Hide
Blood test picks out cancers likely to benefit from targeted drugs 17 Nov 2020 A simple and inexpensive blood test could pick out patients with stomach or oesophageal cancer who are likely to benefit from targeted treatment, a new study shows. Find out more Show/Hide
Major ‘plasmaMATCH’ trial uses blood test to match women with breast cancer to range of precision treatments 10 Sep 2020
Personalised ‘liquid biopsy’ could detect return of breast cancer nearly eleven months earlier than hospital scans 01 Aug 2019