Blood test could detect rare cancer.

Blood test could detect rare cancer. :

"'Because these T-cell lymphomas are so hard to treat and so hard to diagnose, our discovery impacts on both of those,' he said."

Tell me about it. This is why my mother died so quickly and so horribly. She had a form of lymphoma which they couldn't really recognise and they treated it as non Hodgkins lymphoma. It was all downhill in the most out of control, horrific fashion. The medical staff were limited by their knowledge and were trying what they could . In retrospect she might have done better just to have the tumours removed and then have no treatment. Lymphoma is very dicey. If these blood tests can be developed from identifying the gene usually found in the skin, then it will help better diagnosis and that will create a far better chance of being treated properly and surviving longer. It makes sense to me because my mother had very odd things happening with her skin over a year before she was diagnosed with cancer and had been having treatment from a skin specialist. He was also having trouble and he was a well respected, exceptionally competent specialist. My mother's friend also had lymphoma and her treatment worked and she is still alive. My neighbour also had lymphoma and she was treated and she is still alive. T Cell lymphomas are very tricky stuff and I feel sorry for those who have it and for the specialists who are trying to keep people alive. It's hard on them. The more we research and the more we understand, the better it is for everyone. We have been making some really significant break throughs and cancer is a scourge we need to decide we want to do without. That way we'll all make a concerted effort!