Screening for breast cancer currently involves use of ultrasound mammograms biopsies and blood tests. Of them were differently expressed between the healthy control pool and the two tumour pools. Us scientists have found human saliva carries markers of breast cancer and have opened the door to the possibility that one day your doctor or even your dentist could do a simple saliva test for the disease.
The research is now being applied to a technology called lab on a chip which basically opens up the possibility that one day a dental practice or other health care facility will be able to carry out a diagnostic test that detects the presence of cancer before the tumour forms. This is a unique finding said streckfus as it targets both the benign and malignant tumor which could potentially reduce the number of false positives and false negatives associated with current cancer diagnostics. Additionally there may be salivary protein profiles that are unique to both dcis and fibroadenoma tumors.
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