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Josh Salisbury

New NHS blood test trial could stop one in ten UK cancer deaths, say researchers

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A new blood test is being trialled on the NHS which could prevent as many as one in ten cancer deaths in the UK, researchers say.

The test, for the over-50s, is being trialled in a world-first on the National Health Service and aims to detect more than 50 types of cancer before initial symptoms show.

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