New research may lead to a blood test that detects breast cancer recurrence earlier

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/blood-test-for-breast-cancer-relapse

Full article: https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/302/302ra133

Recent headlines announced a blood test that can potentially predict which breast cancer survivors are at risk of recurrence. This particular blood test, one of many being developed, is sometimes called a “liquid biopsy.” This early research focuses on a technique that is promising, but not yet available to breast cancer survivors. (10/12/15)

Note: THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED on 11/07/19 with newly-published data. See our updated article: A new blood test may help predict early-stage breast cancer patients at highest risk for recurrence.

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