Editor's note

The standard way to definitively diagnose cancer is currently through a biopsy – an invasive procedure where a needle is put into a solid tumour.

Now researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers including breast, lung and bowel. The test works by detecting cancer DNA in our blood and has been proven reliable.

But while this is great news for early diagnosis and increasing the chance of a cure, the test won’t be available in clinics for a few years.

Sasha Petrova

Deputy Editor: Health + Medicine

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A liquid biopsy is far less invasive than a standard biopsy, where a needle is put into a solid tumour to confirm a cancer diagnosis. from shutterstock.com

A new blood test can detect eight different cancers in their early stages

Peter Gibbs, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

There are currently few effective and non-invasive methods to screen for early stages of cancer. But scientists have now developed a new blood test that promises to detect eight different cancers.

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