New research suggests that a routine blood test could help find cancers early. Researchers have previously shown that high levels of platelets cells in the blood that help stop bleeding can be a sign of cancer. But now they have found that even slightly raised levels of platelets may be an indication of cancer.14 Oct 2020
What cancers are detected by blood tests?
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer.
- Cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) for ovarian cancer.
- Calcitonin for medullary thyroid cancer.
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for liver cancer and testicular cancer.