Breast Cancer

Scientists seek blood test for diagnosis

Published in Blood Weekly, April 4th, 2002

Scientists are testing blood from more than 1000 women in an effort to find a protein that might signal breast cancer and ultimately create a blood test comparable to one men have for prostate disease.

It's too soon to know if the experiment will work. But the quest for new ways to catch early tumors or even precancerous cells - from blood testing to analyzing nipple fluid - is heating up amid controversy over mammograms. Proponents foresee a day when the x-ray routinely comes with a backup test.

"Mammography is not the end-all," said Dr. Alan Hollingsworth of Oklahoma City's Mercy Health Center, one of seven U.S. hospitals participating in...

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