Future studies also will draw from patients studied by Dr. Janet Stanford, head of the prostate-cancer research program. Knudsen believes that this work, combined with efforts to mimic cancer ...

They take, or "draw," blood into several test tubes. The tests take a few days, and the doctor will call you to go over the results. Common blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis include ...

During venipuncture (blood draw), the phlebotomist (blood collector) inserts a needle through the skin into a vein and a small amount of blood is collected and transferred into a test tube.