Detecting cancer early before it spreads throughout the body can be lifesaving.
when they die. MCED tests look for the trace amounts of tumor DNA in the bloodstream. This circulating"cell-free" DNA contains information about what type of tissue it came from and whether it is normal or cancerous.– a fancy way of saying blood tests – are already widely used for patients with advanced-stage cancer.
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