Auscandoc<p>B.C. research: New blood test could 'transform' cancer treatment | CTV News <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/new-blood-test-could-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bc.ctvnews.ca/new-blood-test-c</span><span class="invisible">ould-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877</span></a> <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/new-blood-test-could-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877?cache=yesclipId10406200text/html;charset=utf-80404/7.263352" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/new-blood</span><span class="invisible">-test-could-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877?cache=yesclipId10406200text/html;charset=utf-80404/7.263352</span></a> “researchers at <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BCCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCCancer</span></a> and the Vancouver <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Prostate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Prostate</span></a> Centre said they've developed a new blood test that provides "unprecedented" insight into a patient's cancer make-up.</p><p>"analyzes the DNA that <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/metastatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>metastatic</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cancers</span></a> shed into the bloodstream, known as circulating tumour DNA or <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ctDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ctDNA</span></a>,"</p><p>helps to reveal characteristics that are unique to each patient's cancer, “</p>