Prenatal test accidentally picks up cancer in 50% of those with wonky results
Briefly

This case highlights a remarkable aspect of prenatal screening—when the test results indicated chromosomal abnormalities, it ultimately revealed a previously undetected cancer rather than a fetal condition.
Prenatal cell-free DNA testing can be a valuable tool not only for identifying fetal genetic abnormalities but may inadvertently flag potential cancers in the mother due to DNA shed from tumors.
Read at Ars Technica
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