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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ryan McDougall

Prostate cancer screening breakthrough could cut time of test to twenty minutes

An MRI image showing only one tumour found. (Heriot-Watt/PA) -

A prostate cancer imaging breakthrough could cut waiting times after “extremely encouraging” results in its first clinical trials.

The new approach, which uses existing ultrasound technology, demonstrated an initial 94% sensitivity rate in tumour detection, and the test is delivered in under 20 minutes.

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