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  "id": 19733110,
  "title": "Experimental blood test detects early breast cancer and predicts recurrence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/experimental-blood-test-detects-early-breast-cancer-and-predicts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-13T00:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-experimental-blood-early-breast-cancer.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One of the great hopes of cancer medicine over the past decade has been a simple blood test that would detect cancer at its earliest stages, help physicians choose the right treatment and even predict the risk of recurrence. Known as liquid biopsies, these tests work by identifying traces of cancer cells in the bloodstream. Although they are already used to tailor treatment for some patients,…",
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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."
}