UK scientists link 618 blood proteins to 19 cancer types, potentially predicting them up to 7 years before diagnosis, using proteomics.
UK scientists have identified blood proteins linked to 19 different types of cancer that could predict the deadly disease up to seven years before diagnosis. The research, funded by Cancer Research UK, involved a powerful technique called proteomics to analyse a large set of proteins in tissue samples at a single point in time. Scientists identified 618 proteins, including 107 in a group of people whose blood was collected at least seven years before diagnosis. These proteins could be involved at the very earliest stages of cancer and potentially prevent the disease altogether.
May 14, 2024
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