http://www.oncologyproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to oncology products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.oncologyproductguide.com/blog/2008/12/17/blood-scanner-that-detects-even-faint-indicators-of-cancer-developed-by-stanford-researchers/ http://www.oncologyproductguide.com/blog/2008/12/17/blood-scanner-that-detects-even-faint-indicators-of-cancer-developed-by-stanford-researchers/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:17:54 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.oncologyproductguide.com/blog/2008/12/17/blood-scanner-that-detects-even-faint-indicators-of-cancer-developed-by-stanford-researchers/ A team led by Stanford University researchers has developed a prototype blood scanner that can find cancer markers in the bloodstream in early stages of the disease, potentially allowing for earlier treatment and dramatically improved chances of survival. The system based on MagArray biodetection chips can find cancer-associated proteins in a blood serum sample in less than an hour. This could be especially helpful for lung cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer, because those cancers are hidden in the body

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