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Blood test may find markers of bladder cancer risk

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Exposures to harmful substances in the environment alters the methylation of DNA, potentially elevating the risk of developing cancer. A new blood test can detect the abnormal pattern of methylation associated with bladder cancer, suggesting that it may be possible to assess a person's susceptibility to the disease.

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Tags: Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urinary System, Disease and Condition, Lab Test, Environment, disease

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physorg.com — “Knowing that it is impossible to catalog all the carcinogenic exposures a person has had in life and then assess them, Brown University researcher Carmen Marsit is looking for a more precise way to predict individual susceptibility to cancer. In a paper published online Feb. 22, 2011, in the Journal ...View full resource at physorg.com

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