Proteins In Blood Predict Early Lung Cancer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Michigan Study; New Cancer-Screening Strategy Uses The Immune System To Signal Early Signs Of Disease

EurekAlert -- A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reports online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology the validation of a potential “HIV-test” equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer. The test, which relies on immune-system signals, much like an HIV test, can detect the presence of lung cancer a year prior to diagnosis, long before symptoms appear.