At-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests

The simple saliva test can be performed at home and does not require a visit to the GP. Photograph: Zsofia Kote-Jarai/PA

An at-home spit test appears to perform better at predicting prostate cancer risk than the current frontline test, a study suggests.

The test assesses 130 genetic variants to provide a risk score for prostate cancer, which is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men in the UK.