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進入中英對照讀新聞／New Blood Test Able to Detect Cancer Early 新驗血方法能及早測出癌症
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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson said Monday it was partnering with doctors to improve a test to detect cancer cells in the blood in a bid to one day make it available in doctor’s offices.
製藥業巨擘嬌生集團週一表示，該公司已與醫生合作，改良在血液中偵測癌細胞的方法，以期有朝一日能在醫生的診療室內進行。
The technology, known as Circulating Tumor Cell （CTC） microchip, has been touted as a revolutionary approach toward diagnosing cancer since it was first developed several years ago by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital.
相關技術名為「循環腫瘤細胞」（CTC）微晶片，自數年前由麻州綜合醫院的醫師們首先研發以來，便被推崇為革命性的癌症診斷方法。
It works by detecting cancer cells that have detached from a tumor and are circulating at very low levels in the blood.
這種晶片的作用，在於偵測自腫瘤脫離並在血液中循環的極少量癌細胞。
"This new technology has the potential to facilitate an easy-to-administer, non-invasive blood test that would allow us to count tumor cells, and to characterize the biology of the cells," said Robert McCormack, head of Technology Innovation and Strategy at Veridex, a division of Johnson and Johnson.
「這個新技術有可能促成一種易於施行的非侵入性驗血方法，讓我們可以計算腫瘤細胞數量，並描述這些細胞的生物特性，」 嬌生旗下Veridex公司技術創新暨策略部門主管羅伯．麥考馬克說。
The planned "next-generation system" aims to improve the sensitivity of the current test and make it available for use by oncologists "as a diagnostic tool for personalizing patient care, as well as by researchers to accelerate and improve the process of drug discovery and development," Veridex said.
計畫中的「下一代系統」是要改善目前驗血的敏感度，使其成為腫瘤科醫生「將病患照料個人化的診斷工具，也可供研究人員使用，以加速並改善藥物研發的過程」，Veridex公司表示。
新聞辭典
tout：動詞，吹捧；誇張宣傳。例句：This product was touted as a revolutionary invention. （該產品被吹捧推崇為革命性發明。）
detach：動詞，分離，退出。例句：It’s impossible to detach oneself from reality.（超脫現實是不可能的。）
characterize：動詞，記述（描繪）…特性；賦予…特色。
例句：He characterized briefly the main trend in the world today.（他簡單扼要地描述當前世界的主要趨勢。）
