Liquid biopsies: the future of cancer early detection

• Published in: Journal of translational medicine Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 118 - 18
• Main Authors: Connal, Siobhan, Cameron, James M., Sala, Alexandra, Brennan, Paul M., Palmer, David S., Palmer, Joshua D., Perlow, Haley, Baker, Matthew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Antigens; Asymptomatic; Biomarkers; Biopsy; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Costs; Diagnostics; Early detection; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Forecasting; Humans; Liquid biopsy; Liquid Biopsy - methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnosis; Medical screening; Metastasis; Mortality; Multi-cancer; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - pathology; Patients; Prostate; Quality of Life; Radiation therapy; Review; Surgery; Tumors; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Liquid biopsy; Diagnostics; Multi-cancer; Early detection; Cancer

Cancer is a worldwide pandemic. The burden it imposes grows steadily on a global scale causing emotional, physical, and financial strains on individuals, families, and health care systems. Despite being the second leading cause of death worldwide, many cancers do not have screening programs and many...