A womb cancer test could potentially cut the diagnosis time and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic procedures, new research has revealed.
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that cheap PCR tests that took samples from the cervix or vagina successfully detected the presence of womb cancer, Sky News reports. In the UK at the moment, those who present the common symptoms of womb cancer - such as abnormal bleeding - are offered a transvaginal ultrasound.
If doctors are concerned about the thickness of a patients womb lining, they may need to conduct more invasive tests, such as hysteroscopies or biopsies - which individuals have described as being painful. Campaigners and scientists have hoped that these new tests will reduce the need for more invasive procedures to be carried out.
