Dr. Yinfa Ma created a method that predicts the development of cancer after a routine urinalysis. Also, the method determines the type of cancer and the degree of its aggressiveness.

"Cancer - ranks second in mortality," - says the author of the study, a professor in chemistry from the University of Science and Technology in Missouri. "Early diagnosis of cancer is significant, but not every person has the means for a comprehensive survey".

His work is based on the study of pteridins, regulating cell metabolism.

Ma discovered that six of the pteridin derivatives are present in the urine, and the levels of some of them increase with malignant tumors.

Especially important is that the molecule of oncopterin (oncopterin) is detected only in urine images taken from cancer patients, it is not present in the composition of the urine of a healthy person.

The method is called P-scan, which consists in the analysis of urine on oncoprotein and other six pteridins. Levels of these substances determine the likelihood of developing cancer and the extent of its development. Sumy. Ua.