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Blood biopsy to put cancer in a test tube?

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Blood biopsy to put cancer in a test tube?

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November 9, 2010 — CHICAGO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Researchers are closing in on highly sensitive devices that trap bits of cancer in the blood, offering a “liquid biopsy” that would give doctors and drug companies a better way to see if cancer drugs are working. ‘Spiral’ CT scans reduce smoker deaths: US study November 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Screening smokers and former smokers for lung tumors using three-dimensional X-rays reduced their risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent, researchers said on Thursday. More drugs do not always mean better care: studies November 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Spending more on drugs does not always translate into healthier patients, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.