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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

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279 points bookofjoe | 4 comments | 18 Jul 25 18:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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andrewstuart ◴[18 Jul 25 19:40 UTC] No.44608960[source]▶
Blood testing sounds like a great opportunity for a startup…….
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adamors ◴[18 Jul 25 19:46 UTC] No.44609009[source]▶
I wonder if they could work with very small amounts of blood …?
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supportengineer ◴[18 Jul 25 19:53 UTC] No.44609080[source]▶
What if they took a small amount, but ran many different tests with it?
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1. sylens ◴[18 Jul 25 19:58 UTC] No.44609118[source]▶
What if the testing unit was so small it could sit on your kitchen counter and send the results digitally to your doctor?
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2. andrewstuart ◴[18 Jul 25 20:08 UTC] No.44609221[source]▶
What if major venture capitalists rallied around a charismatic founder and gave the startup huge financial backing.
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3. cnst ◴[18 Jul 25 20:19 UTC] No.44609344[source]▶
What if the founder had a really nice deep voice to convince everyone that they're legit?
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4. adxl ◴[19 Jul 25 00:21 UTC] No.44611326{3}[source]▶
Fake it till you make it.