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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Royal Air Force pilot able to return to flying jets after ‘revolutionary’ cancer scan

Air Vice-Marshal Fin Monahan, chief fire officer for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service - (Royal Marsden Hospital/PA Wire)

A Royal Air Force pilot diagnosed with blood cancer was able to return to flying jets after being given a new scanning technique which could “revolutionise” patient care.

Scientists have come up with a new scanning technique for blood cancer patients, which involves giving patients a whole-body MRI scan that can detect minuscule amounts of myeloma, also known as minimal residual disease.

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