A Blood Test for Breast Cancer?

A Blood Test for Breast Cancer?

Doctors are now able to better identify breast cancers at higher risk for recurrence and track the success or failure of treatment – via asimple blood test. This is thanks to the discovery of a new biomarker, called cMethDNA, discovered in the blood of women with advanced breast cancer by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

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9 ways women can lower risk of breast cancer

9 ways women can lower risk of breast cancer

The one cancer for woman that makes them take notice the most is breast cancer.  This is understandable since other than lung cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.  It is estimated that in 2017, there will be 252,710 new cases of the disease with one in eight women who will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. 

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