Calling out lung cancer

DOCTORS may be a step closer to finding out which of their patients are likely to develop lung cancer thanks to a new blood test.

Scientists from the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in France developed the test and claim it can identify 63 per cent of future lung cancer patients among smokers or former smokers.

The test looks for four specific protein biomarkers in a person’s blood to determine their chances of developing lung cancer, Australia’s number one cancer killer for both men and women.