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Scientists Aim for Test That Could Spot Single Cancer Cell in Blood

Posted January 04, 2011 8:45 AM

From Business Week:

A collaborative effort involving U.S. scientists and private companies is looking into a test that could find even one stray cancer cell among the billions of cells that circulate in the human bloodstream. The hope is that one day such a test, given soon after a treatment is started, could indicate whether the therapy is working or not. It might even indicate beforehand which treatment would be most effective.

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Re: Scientists Aim for Test That Could Spot Single Cancer Cell in Blood

01/05/2011 11:52 AM

Hm-m-m. I've heard that cancer cells are created and destroyed in healthy bodies fairly regularly. No one would want to be treated for something they really didn't have... would they? I'm in the camp that suspects that cancer takes hold when conditions (oxidative stress, how hard the body needs to work to maintain pH, certain nutritional deficiencies, etc.) in the body support the survival and spread of cancer. A healthy immune system probably keeps this from happening.

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