Published on 17 July 2023
Ground-breaking research by scientists in Liverpool is being used to predict people’s chances of developing lung cancer.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool are using the analysis of proteins in the bloodstream to find out the risk of someone developing the disease.
Finding lung cancer at an early stage is crucial if curative treatment is to be a success and a study has found that looking at blood plasma can find those people who are most likely to suffer from lung cancer in the future.
Dr Michael Davies, who led the study, said: “Lung cancer is Britain’s most common cause of cancer death and we are dedicated to the continued understanding of this terrible disease and working with partners to tackle it.
“This latest paper illustrates the importance of our work, as we can potentially look at patterns of proteins in easily obtained blood samples, to help understand the cancer and, significantly, identify who it might affect. This can help us to target those patients for lung cancer screening.”
Read the full story here: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/07/07/scientists-ever-closer-to-predicting-early-stage-lung-cancer/