Blood Test To Quickly Diagnose Skin Cancer

Australian researchers have developed a “revolutionary” new blood test to diagnose skin cancer much more quickly and efficiently than conventional methods. The ‘liquid biopsy’ blood test promises to speed up the diagnosis of melanoma, ensuring patients get the personalized treatment they need sooner. The life saving test will be administered by the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) in Melbourne, Victoria’s minister for health Jill Hennessy announced on 18 November. Diagnosis of melanoma often requires a complex and invasive surgical biopsy that can take weeks before answers are available. This breakthrough new technology has the potential to provide the same information but much faster, from a simple blood test.