Posts Tagged ‘Cancer Research’
Analyzing Spinal Fluid Could Guide Brain Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
Cerebrospinal fluid flows in and around the brain and spinal cord and protects them. Brain tumors shed cancer DNA into this fluid, which can be extracted through a spinal tap and analyzed for mutations.
Read MoreNew Liquid Biopsy Test Detects Brain Cancer, But It Doesn’t Use Blood
Scientists in New York have used a liquid biopsy to detect DNA from brain tumors in spinal fluid samples.
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