Researchers have developed a computer program that can detect cancer and identify its location using a patient's blood sample.
"Non-invasive diagnosis of cancer is important, as it allows the early diagnosis of cancer, and the earlier the cancer is caught, the higher the chance a patient has of beating the disease," Jasmine Zhou, a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, said in a press release. "We have developed a computer-driven test that can detect cancer, and also identify the type of cancer, from a single blood sample. The technology is in its infancy and requires further validation, but the potential benefits to patients are huge."
