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Is it possible to find lung cancer in a blood test?

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No: Unfortunately, there is no blood test to identify lung cancer.

Answered 4/7/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Generally not: Chest x-ray ct scan sputum cell histology there are some general cancer markers.

Dr Levitt agreed

Answered 4/9/2013

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