No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong researchers are developing new blood tests to transform cancer detection, potentially eliminating the need for painful biopsies. This innovation, featured in a Health Matters series, aims to enable earlier cancer screenings and diagnoses. The article highlights the experience of Peter Wan Ying-keung, a retired businessman who faced a lengthy and uncomfortable diagnostic journey for prostate cancer 13 years ago, which began with an elevated PSA level in a routine blood test. These new blood tests are being developed by city researchers to improve the process of identifying cancer.