University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Oct 17 2024 With time being of the essence for patients facing one of cancer's most dire complications, UCLA researchers are working to create a new test to detect cancer's spread to the central nervous system on the same day as the doctor's visit. When cancer spreads from its primary site, such as the lungs or breast, to the brain or spine, there are well-established methods of treating it. However, when these metastases spread to the