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Can cancer be diagnosed though blood test and what will be the further process if it is diagnosed?
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Very few cancers can be diagnosed with blood tests these are blood cancer some ovary and prostate cancer some liver cancer etc further process in most of these patients is to follow with biopsy and staging work up before treatment could be started.
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Yes blood cancer can be diagnosed through blood test and there are tumor markers also which can be tested through blood test but they require further evaluation and correlation.
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No. Any cancer has only 4 treatments. Surgery, chemo, radiation and pain treatment (MIPI).
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