Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

By Associated Press

Apr 11, 2022 8:24 pm

Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So, she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer.

After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

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