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Can someone detect bone cancer through a blood test?

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Depends: Some blood tests will suggest or prove certain kinds of bone cancer, for example multiple myeloma is a bone disease in whcih the tumor cells are plasma cells which often secrete a protein which can be found in the blood. Many kinds of bone cancer are not identifiable by a blood test.

Answered 4/4/2013

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Maybe soon: At this point, it is not possible though there are some newer technologies that may make it possible to detect circulating tumor cells or a signature for having a bone cancer like osteosarcoma or ewing sarcoma.

Answered 9/11/2013

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