Blood tests can help detect lung cancer early

According to a new study published by British scientists on October 16, a simple blood test can help identify early signs of lung cancer, contributing to saving many patients' lives.

Meanwhile, methods of diagnosing people at current risk are either too costly or involve many procedures to harm the patient.

In a study published in the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers at the University of York (UK) have discovered a variant of Ciz1 protein found in lung cancer cells, even in the early stages.

Dr. Dawn Coverley of the university stated: "Ciz1 protein is involved in cell development. The variants of this protein appear in cancer cells, and a specific variant is often found in Lung cancer cells, surprisingly, this Ciz1 variant somehow enters the bloodstream and appears to be very stable there, which means that by detecting Ciz1 in the blood, we can identify people with small tumors in the lungs without having a biopsy or surgery ".

According to Mrs. Coverley, this method will give doctors another way to check if an abnormal development phenomenon is cancer; For patients, the new method will help many people avoid diagnostic procedures that are harmful to the body.