By detecting cancer mutations, California State University, Northridge associate professor of biology Cristian Ruiz and his collaborators at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a new method for detecting cancer in its early stages. 

If the assay is further successfully developed commercially, Ruiz said, doctors will be able to check individuals for early signs of cancer when they come in for routine check-ups, such as during annual physicals, using “liquid biopsies.”…

For more of the release: https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/media-releases/csun-prof-exploring-ways-to-detect-cancer-in-its-early-stages/