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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

New blood test ‘offers genuine hope’ it can detect deadly cancers before symptoms appear

An annual blood test designed to detect multiple cancers before symptoms appear is "feasible at scale" on the NHS, experts have said.

The Galleri test works by identifying DNA shed by cancer cells in the bloodstream, offering early indications of the disease.

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