Currently, there are no screening tests for lethal cancers of the pancreas, ovaries, stomach and other organs. Screening tests are only available for breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancers, with prostate screening recommended on an individualized basis. A different test is needed for each type of cancer.
The concept is based on a discovery scientists made in the 1940s: When cells get old and die, they shed their genetic material into the bloodstream. Cancer cells behave the same way. The second is advances in computer science, called bioinformatics. “Once you have millions and billions of data points,” Diehn said, “you need to figure out: How do you interpret that?”
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