Simple test could ‘transform care’ for thousands of women with suspected womb cancer

Around 10,200 women are diagnosed with womb cancer – also known as uterine or endometrial cancers – in the UK each year - (PA Archive)

A simple test that looks at cells in urine and vaginal fluid could help rule out womb cancer in women who experience bleeding after the menopause.

The approach has the potential to “transform care” for thousands of women each year, researchers said, and could spare patients from “invasive, uncomfortable” tests that can be costly for the health service.