Blood Protein Signature Can Predict Lung Cancer Risk Before Diagnosis

How certain proteins in blood could predict lung cancer risk

Researchers have identified proteins in blood that could predict lung cancer risk more than five years before diagnosis.

Early research suggests a path to predict and prevent lung cancer - The Boston Globe

Scientists have made a discovery that may help prevent some people from developing lung cancer, which kills more people worldwide than any other cancer.

Early research suggests a path to predict and prevent lung cancer

Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the odds of a tumour developing....

Blood test spots 14 proteins that predict lung cancer risk up to five years early

As we age, our cells acquire cancer-causing mutations, but mutations alone are rarely enough to start a tumor. An environmental trigger, such as exposure to air pollution from sources such as combustion engines, coal burning and cigarette smoke may be needed to tip mutant cells into cancer. Currently, lung cancer screening is offered only to people over a certain age who have previously smoked, missing never-smokers and individuals exposed to high levels of pollutants who may also be at risk of the disease.

Blood protein signature can predict lung cancer risk before diagnosis

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London (UCL), funded by Cancer Research UK and the European Research Council (ERC), have identified a 14-protein signature in the blood that can predict lung cancer risk more than five years before diagnosis.