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Earlier this year there was news about possible availability of blood test to detect cancer (purdue university). is this test going to be available?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Not any time soon: There is no single blood test for cancer, the news notwithstanding!

Answered 5/15/2017

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A member asked:

Earlier this year there was news about possible availability of blood test to detect cancer (purdue university). is this test going to be available?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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