New Test to Detect Mesothelioma
Key Takeaways Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a new blood-based test for detecting mesothelioma that targets chromosomal rearrangements — swapped sections of DNA in cancer cells — rather than single-point genetic mutations. This approach is promising because mesothelioma shows a low number of single-point mutations, making traditional blood-based cancer detection methods less effective. […]
