Mesothelioma Test ‘A Breakthrough’”
August 22nd, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comAUSTRALIAN researchers have developed a world-first blood test which could
help in the early detection of mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos-related cancer
of the lung lining. … The non-invasive blood test developed by University of
Western Australia Professor Bruce Robinson and a team of researchers is a
breakthrough in the early detection of mesothelioma. Under existing
arrangements, diagnosis is a long process which includes blood tests, chest x-
rays, CT scans, drainage and laboratory analysis of the pleural fluid to help
differentiate mesothelioma from other similar conditions
