Blood tests could reveal whether breast cancer treatment is working Getty
A personalised blood test can tell whether treatments for breast cancer are working, and possibly save people from unnecessary surgery, according to early results. If the test can be validated, it could be used to identify who is at risk of relapse, say the researchers behind the work.
The test has been developed for people in the early stages of breast cancer. After receiving a diagnosis, people are typically prescribed drugs to shrink their tumours before surgeons attempt to remove them.
Sometimes, this drug treatment is enough. By…
