Early Test for Lung Cancer Developed

September 29, 2007

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By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Sept. 18, 2007 — A new blood test promises to detect lung cancer at its earliest, most curable stages.
The test is under development by Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Gaithersburg, Md. It detects a recently discovered protein called HAAH. People with at least 20 different kinds of cancer — including lung cancer — have much higher than normal HAAH levels in their blood.
The test does not prove that a person has cancer. But it does identify people who need additional, more definitive tests, says Panacea research scientist Mark Semenuk.
“The important thing is that we can pick up even stage I lung cancer,” Semenuk tells WebMD. “To diagnose lung cancer really early provides the opportunity for curative treatment. Unfortunately, lung cancer does not cause symptoms until fairly late in the disease process.”
Semenuk presented studies of the new lung cancer test to this week’s American [...]

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