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Blood test breakthrough gives hope for thousands of cancer victims – Wales Online
Technique, costing less than £80 a patient, could help detect tumours of the lung, bowel, gullet, liver and stomach
A basic blood test that can diagnose five common types of cancer four years before current methods has been developed by scientists.
The cheap and simple tool is more than 90 per cent accurate – and could help screen for tumours of the lung, bowel, gullet, liver and stomach.
In the UK these cancers claim around 69,300 lives each year.
Called PanSeer, the technique is non invasive – and costs less than £80 a patient. It looks for specific chemical changes in the blood, known as methylation.
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