Il Sole 24 ore - pag. 22, February 9, 2011
A blood test promises to detect the presence of aggressive forms of lung cancer up to two years before the spiral CT scan. The discovery, which study was conducted in 6,000 heavy smokers followed for five years by the National Institute of Cancer, in collaboration with Columbus Ohio State University and funded by AIRC, Ministry of Health, Fondazione Zegna, Regione Lombardia and Fondazione Cariplo is based on analysis of microRNA in the blood stream, molecules that our genes on and off. The Institute of tumors has already begun the process to patent the test that will be available in about two years.
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