NHS trial to test blood tests for earlier cancer detection
More than 20,000 patients aged 45 and over could take part at 200 or more GP practices in England.
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- The UK government says the trial will assess blood tests for several cancers in patients with abdominal symptoms.
The trial will examine whether blood tests can help identify cancers earlier; its effectiveness has not yet been established.
The trial will assess whether the tests can detect cancers including prostate, ovarian, bowel, pancreatic, stomach and liver cancers.
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NHS trial to test blood tests for earlier cancer detection
- UK GovernmentNew NHS blood test trial to help spot cancers earlierSource: UK Government 2026 · Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)
More than 20,000 patients aged 45 and over could take part at 200 or more GP practices in England.
- UK GovernmentNew NHS blood test trial to help spot cancers earlierSource: UK Government 2026 · Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)
The UK government says the trial will assess blood tests for several cancers in patients with abdominal symptoms.
- UK GovernmentNew NHS blood test trial to help spot cancers earlierSource: UK Government 2026 · Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)
The trial will examine whether blood tests can help identify cancers earlier; its effectiveness has not yet been established.
- UK GovernmentNew NHS blood test trial to help spot cancers earlierSource: UK Government 2026 · Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)
The trial will assess whether the tests can detect cancers including prostate, ovarian, bowel, pancreatic, stomach and liver cancers.
- UK GovernmentNew NHS blood test trial to help spot cancers earlierSource: UK Government 2026 · Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)