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Can you prevent cancer seven years in advance? New study points the way
A study from the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, suggests that the solution lies in proteins in the blood that can give this alert.
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According to a study by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, published in the journal Nature Communications, it is possible to predict the onset of cancer seven years in advance using a blood protein analysis.
The research analyzed blood samples from the Biobank of more than 44,000 people. Of these, more than 4,900 had already been diagnosed with cancer. Proteins were compared and 618 were identified that are linked to various types of cancer, such as colon, lung, or liver cancer.
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107 proteins associated with some type of cancer were also discovered diagnosed seven years after the samples were collected and 182 proteins whose disease was discovered three years after the collection.
"To save more lives, we need to better understand what happens in the early stages of the disease and how proteins in our blood can affect the risk of cancer. Now we need to study these proteins in depth to see which ones could be used reliably for prevention," reveals Keren Papier, one of the study's lead authors to The Guardian.
According to data from the Portuguese League Against Cancer, breast cancer is one of the most common among women in Portugal. Up to seven thousand cases are detected every year in the country.
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