By Admin at 27 Apr 2017

New research is helping to make liquid biopsies a readily available alternative to invasive biopsies for cancer patients. Traditional tissue biopsies have historically been necessary to make definitive cancer diagnoses, but such procedures are invasive, costly and carry risks to the patient.

By Admin at 30 Mar 2017

Part of the challenge of winning the war against cancer lies in treating the disease in its later stages — a point at which many cancers become hard, if not impossible, to eliminate. Cancer interception may change that by targeting cancer at its earliest stages, in some cases even before it starts.

By Admin at 20 May 2016

Along with being less invasive and safer than surgical biopsy, the liquid biopsy is faster, returning results in just three days compared to four weeks for surgical biopsy. The liquid biopsy blood test was also able to correctly identify the genetic mutations every time, allowing the oncologists to select the best targeted treatment and avoid repeat biopsies.

By Admin at 4 Jan 2016

Researchers have found a less invasive, more affordable option to monitor cancer development and its response to treatment in real time dubbed “liquid biopsy,” which could change the future of cancer care.