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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Thousands of women could be spared painful cancer exam by new NHS AI blood test

A keyboard and stethoscope
The test is being introduced at several NHS hospitals after a trial involving 16,481 patients. Photograph: Chris Rout/Alamy

Thousands of women could be spared having a painful intrusive exam for suspected cancer thanks to a new AI-powered blood test being trialled by the NHS.

Around 90,000 postmenopausal women a year in England are referred by their GP to be investigated for possible womb cancer because they are bleeding a lot.

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