Posts Tagged ‘Blood test’

New Blood Test Could Be Used To Test For HPV Before Oral Cancer Diagnosis

New Blood Test Could Be Used To Test For HPV Before Oral Cancer Diagnosis

A blood test, which tests for antibodies to the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is associated with throat and mouth cancer, could be used to identify the virus years before oral cancer is diagnosed, according to representatives from the World Health Organisation. In a study, which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, […]


No more cases of hepatitis confirmed after Mission of Mercy scare

No more cases of hepatitis confirmed after Mission of Mercy scare

No more cases of hepatitis have been confirmed following a scare at a Mission of Mercy clinic in West Virginia. In June it was announced that five people who were involved with the clinic had developed the condition and everyone who had either worked at the clinic or received treatment was encouraged to go for […]