Combining Ultrasound With Blood Test Improves Early Liver Cancer Detection, Analysis Shows

Feb 12, 2018

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NEW YORK (360Dx) – Researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center have found that combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for levels of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) improves the detection of early-stage liver cancer by as much as 40 percent.

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