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What is the advantage of screening patient blood for tumor cells and not bone marrow?

April 26, 2017advantage blood bone cells marrow patient screening tumor

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What is the advantage of screening patient blood for tumor cells and not bone marrow?

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• Venipuncture is much more tolerable for the patient compared to bone marrow aspiration • Venipuncture can be done by a nurse, bone marrow aspiration needs a whole medical team, sterile conditions, local anaestesia etc.