First blood test able to detect melanomas

Bangkok.- The Edith Cowan University of Australia today announced the development of the first blood test to detect melanoma at the initial stage, which will save lives and save lives. millions of health systems.

Scientists at this university implemented the method in 209 people, 105 of them with melanomas, and got that test detected this type of tumor in its primary stage in 81.5 percent cases, indicated that the entity a statement.

The method works by detecting antibodies with which the rest of the population responds negatively and analyzes the results.

In March, experts from the Berghofer QIMR Medical Research Institute in Australia demonstrated a digital test that determines with "high accuracy" the risk of developing melanoma in people over 40 years of age in the next three and a half years.

With seven factors, such as age, sex, hair color, among others and with data from 42,000 people.

According to EFE, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the three most common skin cancers in the world and the probability that the patient will exceed 90 and 95 percent is detected in time.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world; in 2015, it caused 8.8 million deaths. One in six deaths worldwide is due to this disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).