By, Dana Dovey, Medical Daily
Scientists are working to create a pill that would allow doctors to diagnose cancer with a simple blood test. The pill, designed by Stanford Medical School researchers, would cause cancerous tumors to release biomarkers into the bloodstream, and when completed, it would become the world’s most non-invasive cancer diagnosis test.
In a recent study, the Stanford researchers customized tiny rings of DNA called DNA minicircles, which force tumors to release cancer biomarkers. So far, the DNA minicircles have been tested on mice, and according to the press release, they had no effect on healthy animals but caused the tumors (Read More)