No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection in Hong Kong (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong researchers are developing a blood test to detect cancer earlier, potentially eliminating the need for painful biopsies, with plans to launch the technology in two years.

• Hong Kong researchers are developing a blood test to detect cancer earlier and reduce the need for invasive biopsies.
• Peter Wan Ying-keung described his painful prostate cancer biopsy experience from 2013 that lasted three months.
• The new blood test is expected to be launched in Hong Kong in about two years.