Blood Cancer Patients May Get Unreliable Oral Disease Screening Results

A new study finds that a common oral diagnostic test produces less accurate results in patients with blood cancers, potentially missing early warning signs of oral disease. The finding could prompt hospitals and clinics treating hematologic cancer patients to adopt alternative screening methods or interpret these tests with greater caution.

Originaltitel: Oral active matrix metalloproteinase-8 immunotest may be less accurate in haemato-oncologic patients