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More reliable ways to detect cancer non-invasively

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It has been known for quite some time that canines have an uncanny ability to detect cancers and infections in humans, and you may have seen this on the news, so if you or someone you know is advised to go for an invasive cancer test, find out if it can be done this way, non-invasively.

The article comes from a site called Hot Air, and begins with a slap at Biden, so I'm skipping the political statement and giving you the meat of the story. Also, oddly enough, just this morning I read about a new test developed in Israel that is also non-invasive, and can detect any kind of cancer in its earliest stages, so I will post both of them here for you. I hope no one needs this information, but if you or someone you know does, at least you can pass it on so all know their current options. ;)

Researchers find a more reliable cancer detector than tech
Andrew MalcolmPosted at 4:01 pm on June 21, 2019

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" ... medical researchers are working on an alternate path to diagnosing cancers early: Beagles.

All dogs have far better noses than humans. Especially those great trackers beagles. Dogs rarely share what they’ve deciphered from numerous sniffs, even from butts.

But now researchers with the American Osteopathic Association have determined that beagles can detect cancer by scent from a patient’s blood. With — wait for it — a 97 percent accuracy!

After only three weeks of training, a trio of beagles using just their God-given sensitive noses, were able to detect the difference between blood serum from healthy patients and from those suffering from malignant lung cancer, the leading cause of death for both men and women globally. Almost without fail.

As you might imagine, doggie treats as rewards are far cheaper and more immediate than existing time-consuming blood tests.

According to the study’s lead author, Thomas Quinn of Lake Erie College:

We are using the dogs to sort through the layers of scent until we identify the tell-tale bio-markers. There is still a great deal of work ahead, but we’re making good progress.

Early cancer detection drastically improves patient survival rates. Existing lung cancer tests like CT scans and chest X-rays have a high false positive rate, not to mention the elapsed time and expenses they require.

The BT’s (Beagle Tests) have been so successful, that ... "

https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/21/ ... n-science/


Non-invasive Test Developed in Jerusalem To Detect Early Stage Cancer Cells
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich June 22, 2019 , 10:24 pm

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A 3D structure of a melanoma cell. (]National Cancer Institute via Wikimedia Commons)

"It’s a no-brainer that the earlier one’s cancer is discovered, the higher the chance of survival. But identifying malignancies is not easy; some of the more than 100 types of cancer are expert at hide-and-seek, showing symptoms only when the deadly cells have metastasized (spread) to other parts of the body.

But a new blood test developed by a fifth-year doctoral student at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine will help locate cancer cells. On the basis of the information obtained by the test, the technology can identify accurately and sensitively the pathological processes in specific organs.

“Ninety percent of cancer deaths could be prevented by early diagnosis,” explained Joshua Moss, who headed the team that developed the test. “That’s exactly what the new test will allow.” For his successful development, Moss will be awarded the prestigious Kaye Prize for Innovation by the university.

Every year, millions of people around the world die of diseases that could have been cured if only they could have been diagnosed at an early stage – one that would enable treatment and prevent the worsening of the situation. The issue of early diagnosis was a concern for Joshua Moss, who is currently working on his doctoral dissertation.

His innovative, non-invasive test enables the identification of free DNA that is secreted into the blood, to find out if it originates in diseased cell, and to identify which organs it has reached. It will also allow identification of heart disease, organ failure and cancer of all kinds and monitor the development of infectious diseases.

Moss conducted the study under the supervision of Prof. Yuval Dor and Dr. Ruth Shemer of the Faculty of Medicine and Prof. Tommy Kaplan of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, working in collaboration with Prof. Benjamin Glaser of the Hadassah University Medical Center.

The technology is based on the identification of models of methylation in free DNA – the chemical marking of DNA that determines the identity of cells, for example a liver cell versus a lung cell. DNA methylation is a process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule. Methylation can change the activity of a DNA segment without changing the sequence.

The team’s research hypothesis was that the DNA methylation models contained information that would ... "

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/1319 ... 0c386bfb9c
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