A newly developed at-home urine test could potentially help doctors catch head and neck cancers earlier, a new study suggests. The test looks for tiny DNA fragments sloughed off by tumor cells, which pass from the bloodstream into urine through the kidneys, researchers...
A newly developed at-home urine test could potentially help doctors catch head and neck cancers earlier, a new study suggests.
“Conventional assays do not detect ultrashort fragments found in urine, since they are designed to target longer DNA fragments,” explained lead researcher Chandan Bhambhani, a research lab specialist with the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. The researchers then created a mail-in urine test that would detect these fragments. The test has been distributed for research purposes to patients located relatively near the University of Michigan.
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