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In modern medicine, a simple blood test can be used to diagnose a variety of ailments and give doctors definitive evidence of particular conditions. While blood tests are used by doctors to help diagnose mesothelioma, mesothelioma blood tests typically only provide additional evidence as part of a broader diagnostic panel. Biopsies and imaging technologies continue to be the mainstay diagnostic tools in detecting mesothelioma in Louisiana. That doesn’t mean that blood tests don’t have value for patients at higher risk of developing mesothelioma, such as people who worked at asbestos-contaminated worksites. A variety of mesothelioma blood tests exist, with varying degrees of accuracy and availability. But the most trusted by healthcare professionals today is the MESOMARK assay. The MESOMARK assay is sensitive to a particular protein that the body releases in the presence of mesothelioma cells. The MESOMARK blood test can provide enormous advantages to patients in certain circumstances. Unfortunately, not…Read More