India, Dec. 19 -- A UK research team has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored.

In a new study, the 'Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy' technique has been shown to identify a single cancer cell in a blood sample.

Professor Josep Sule-Suso, Associate Specialist in Oncology at UHNM and lead author of the study, said: "Our team was able to detect a single lung cancer cell in a patient's blood by combining advanced infrared scanning technology with computer analysis, focusing on the unique chemical fingerprint of cancer cells.

"This approach has the potential to help patients receive earlier diagnoses, personalised treatments, and fewer invasive procedures, and ...