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Blood Test That Detects Changes in Tumor DNA Predicts Survival in Advanced Disease

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Results of a multicenter study of 129 women with advanced breast cancer show that a blood test that spots cancer-linked DNA correctly predicted that most of those patients with higher levels of the tumor markers died significantly earlier than those with lower levels.

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