NUS researchers developed a new cancer testing method that makes regular monitoring affordable

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Assistant Professor Cheow Lih Feng (right), his former PhD student Dr Elsie Cheruba (left) and their team have developed the Heatrich-BS assay, an affordable and highly sensitive blood test for cancer. This new testing method has strong potential to be used in regular cancer monitoring.

« NUS researchers developed a new cancer testing method that makes regular monitoring affordable

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The Heatrich-BS assay, which is developed by a team led by Assistant Professor Cheow Lih Feng (right), can also help scientists study different subtypes of cancer for a low cost, contributing to the development of future cancer diagnoses and therapies.

« NUS researchers developed a new cancer testing method that makes regular monitoring affordable

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