‘Exciting’ new diagnostic method can detect tiny traces of cancer

Air Vice-Marshal Fin Monahan, chief fire officer at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said the new technique had extended his life (handout/PA) -

Scientists have found a new way to find tiny traces of cancer which could help “revolutionise” care for patients with a certain form of blood cancer.

Giving patients a whole-body MRI scan can detect minuscule amounts of myeloma, also known as minimal residue disease, even when traditional tests showed no signs of cancer, researchers found.