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Cancer
Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enough to be rolled out

Diagnostic tool being piloted by NHS England shows ‘impressive results’ in spotting tumours in early stages

Blood tests’ development could help the NHS further.
The blood tests are accurate enough to be rolled out as a screening test, scientists say.
Nadeem Badshah and agency
Fri 25 Jun 2021 06.00 BST

A simple blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before any clinical signs or symptoms of the disease emerge in a person is accurate enough to be rolled out as a screening test, according to scientists.

The test, which is also being piloted by NHS England in the autumn, is aimed at people at higher risk of the disease including patients aged 50 or older.

It is able to identify many types of the disease that are difficult to diagnose in the early stages such as head and neck, ovarian, pancreatic, oesophageal and some blood cancers.


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