French medical team announce breakthrough in cancer detection A medical team in Nice announced a major breakthrough on Friday in the early detection of lung cancer, presented as "a world first". According to the work of the team of Professor Paul Hofman, University Hospital of Nice and Research Center INSERM, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, it is now possible to detect lung cancer through a simple blood test, even though the X-ray shows no symptoms. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES