Publisher's Synopsis
Humans have a 1 in 2 lifetime chance of developing cancer. Early detection is crucial for improving treatment outcomes and increasing the chances of survival. The best option for early detection is screening in asymptomatic people.
However, do you know that 7 in 10 cancer deaths are missed by traditional cancer screening? Moreover, 2/3 of new cancer diagnoses occur for cancer types lacking screening programs. If you are diagnosed with bowel cancer at stage 1, you have a 90% chance of being alive 10 years later, while only a 10% chance of survival if you are diagnosed at stage 4. This example illustrates the importance of early detection. However, only 45% of bowel cancer cases in the UK are detected early. So, why not be proactive and take control of your screening? If you learn about a new technology that can identify early cancer while it is still asymptomatic, wouldn´t you use it? This is where liquid biopsy comes in as a promising new technology that has the potential to radically change cancer diagnosis -and it is in a simple blood draw. Liquid biopsy technology-which analyses DNA fragments circulating in the blood-can upend cancer diagnosis by enabling simple, non-invasive early detection of more than 50 cancers through a single blood test. In this book, I will reveal how you can take advantage of this revolution. I will show you how to: - Understand how liquid biopsy works and the unparalleled benefits of early cancer detection. - Advocate for yourself when you discuss with your doctor the test prescription. - If you do not convince your GP to prescribe a liquid biopsy, I will teach you how to obtain the prescription from the same company that will perform the test. - Work with your doctor to integrate liquid biopsy results into your preventive healthcare regimen..
Armed with the power of proactive health monitoring through liquid biopsy, you can catch potential tumours when they are most treatable-before symptoms appear. The future of early cancer detection is in your hands-and a simple blood test holds the key.
