NEWS BRIEF: Is a cancer blood test around the corner?

Many types of cancer, including colon cancer, keep such a low profile, they don’t cause any noticeable symptoms until it’s far too late.

That’s why I’ve always dreamt of a simple, accurate, low-cost, routine blood test that would help with early detection. (You know how much I love blood testing!)

Well, that dream may finally be turning into a reality…

Late last year, U.S. researchers developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect a tell-tale protein produced by cancer cells called LINE-1 ORF1p.¹ It accurately picks up on the presence of a variety of cancers—including ovarian, gastroesophageal, and colorectal—at their earliest stages, when they’re most curable.

The researchers say they hope this test will one day become a part of your routine blood workup. And I quite agree.

Of course, that’s still a long way off—more research needs to trickle in. But I’ll make sure to keep you posted on any news-worthy updates about this exciting, on-the-horizon LINE-1 blood test—right here in my newsletter, or in my free Reality Health Check e-letter.

Reference: 
 
“New blood test could offer earlier detection of common deadly cancers.” The Rockefeller University, 10/31/23. (rockefeller.edu/news/34894-new-blood-test-could-offer-earlier-detection-of-common-deadly-cancers/)