Protein markers that could detect malignant mesothelioma

Karmanos' Dr. Harbut studies protein markers that could detect malignant mesothelioma - Karmanos' Dr. Harbut studies protein markers that could detect malignant mesothelioma - Karmanos News Article - Cancer treatment - Cancer research - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

"Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH., FCCP, director of the National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Diseases and Environmental Cancer Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, has co-authored an investigational test based on a panel of 13 protein markers in the blood that may be able to detect malignant mesothelioma in people exposed to asbestos, even when the disease is in its earliest stages."

This is fantastic news! Read the whole article on the Karmanos website (linked above).