Revolutionary cancer blood test will speed up diagnosis and help cut NHS backlog trends now
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A blood test for cancer could be given by GPs to speed up diagnoses and reduce NHS backlogs, world-first data suggests.
An NHS trial found the Galleri blood test revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms.
Where cancer was correctly detected, the test was able to pinpoint where the primary cancer was in 85 per cent of cases.
Experts said the findings, due to be presented at a global conference today, showed scientists were a step closer to an oncology test in GP surgeries.
Developed by bio-technology company Grail, the test looks for tiny fragments of tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream.
An NHS trial found the Galleri blood test revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms
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