Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

This is long overdue. I lost a sister and mother-in-law to lung cancer that was caught too late.

A blood test to identify lung cancer in its early stages could potentially save millions of lives if initial results can be confirmed, researchers say.

French scientists today announced preliminary results from a new lung cancer test at the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology, a meeting of some 10,500 doctors, scientists, pharmaceutical representatives and non-governmental organisations.

The test distinguishes lung cancer from other lung diseases, such as emphysema.

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