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Researchers have found that a simple blood test can detect breast cancer up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it. The blood test identifies the body's immune response to substances produced by tumour cells, according to the research presented at the 2019 NCRI (National Cancer Research Institute) Cancer Conference in Glasgow, UK, on Sunday. "We need to develop and further validate this test," said Daniyah Alfattani from University of Nottingham in Britain. "However, these results are encouraging and indicate that it's possible to detect a signal for early breast cancer. Once we have improved the accuracy of the test, then it opens the possibility of using a simple blood test to improve early detection of the disease," she said. Cancer cells produce proteins called antigens that trigger the body to make antibodies against them -- auto-antibodies. The researchers have found that these tumour-associated antigens (TAAs) are good

Turns out, women who are naturally early risers were found to have a lower risk of developing breast cancer . According to a study, one in 100 women who considered themselves morning people developed breast cancer , compared with two in every 100 women who called themselves evening people. Cancer risks associated with a person's body clock and sleep patterns have been reported in previous researches as well as any genetic factors underlying this. Self-reported preferences for mornings or evenings (by their own definition of that preference) were recorded in more than 180,000 women, led by Dr. Rebecca Richmond, a researcher. The team of researchers also analysed genetic variants linked to whether someone is a morning or night person in more than 220,000 women to find out if these could help provide a causal link to breast cancer. Read Complete Article Business Standard