Does cancer always show up in blood tests?

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josef
Apr 3, 2016

No it does not. There are times a blood work may appear normal but the person may already be in the early or late stages of cancer.

Explanation:

Cancers like breast, colorectal and prostate cancer needs regular screening to detect mutated cells after which if a suspicious tumor is found, it will be subjected to a biopsy which will diagnose if it is benign or malignant. If it is found to be malignant, it will be classified into 4 stages of severity which will determine treatment and prognosis for the patient.

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