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    New blood test can detect early signs of 8 kinds of cancer

    by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Jan 18, 2018 3 minutes

    Scientists have developed a noninvasive blood test that can detect signs of eight types of cancer long before any symptoms of the disease arise.

    The test, which can also help doctors determine where in a person's body the cancer is located, is called CancerSEEK. Its genesis is described in a paper published Thursday in the journal Science.

    The authors said the new work represents the first noninvasive blood test that can screen for a range of cancers all at once:

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