A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.

A new blood test has been found to detect early stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy when used alongside a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 test, according to a study published Feb. 12 in Science Translational Medicine.

The problem with pancreatic cancer is that we often catch it too late,” he stated. The PAC-MANN test aims to enable clinicians to detect the disease at an earlier stage when