Blood test can screen for more than 20 cancers
Results support further work on the DNA methylation approach, says researcher
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A blood test in development can screen for more than 20 types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy, according to new research.
The test, developed by GRAIL Inc, uses next-generation sequencing technology to detect DNA methylation patterns associated with cancer in cell-free DNA.