It Now Takes 10 Minutes To Diagnose Cancer At 90 Percent Accuracy

Scientists haven’t found a way that can cure cancer at a 100 percent success rate. So currently, the possibility to treat cancer relies on early diagnosis.

And Australian researchers have just come with up with a method using the blood test to detect the malignant cells at its early stage.

The new cancer test, developed by scientists from the University of Queensland, can detect malignant cells in any place of the human body using a simple fluid that changes its colors. And it’s just a 10-minute test.

Dr Laura Carrascosa, who did the research with Dr Abu Sina and Professor Matt Trau, said stressed another advantage of the new method – low cost and simplicity.

The basis of this new technique comes from the fact that cancer DNA and normal DNA stick to metal surfaces in different ways. Plus, if there are cancer cells in a person’s body, they will travel through the bloodstream. In short, this test is designed to find out if there’s any tiny cancer cell in your blood.

The researchers are still refining the test so we may have to wait for another while before the test can officially come to use. Nevertheless, the test poses a promising future of quick simple screening tests for signs of tumor within the clinic of a doctor.

At the moment, the test has proved a sensitivity of 90 percent, which means it can identify 90 cancer cases out of every 100 cases at an early stage. The researchers think that the test can serve as an early warning system with easy access. From the positive results of this test, doctors can conduct more intensive tests.

With this technique, doctors can stop relying on patients' report of a lump or symptoms, nor an invasive biopsy to diagnose the deadly disease. Instead, the new low-cost test can actually be even more efficient at detecting any signs for the cancer development at an early stage.