{
  "id": 15775650,
  "title": "Novel blood test detects lung cancer traces long before scans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/novel-blood-test-detects-lung-cancer-traces-long-before-scans",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-blood-lung-cancer-scans.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Despite advances in early-stage lung cancer treatment, a significant number of patients experience disease recurrence after surgery or initial therapy. A study has now demonstrated that a blood test (liquid biopsy) can reliably detect lingering lung cancer traces even in the earliest clinical stages, long before a tumor is large enough to show up on a scan. This real-time genetic monitoring…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}