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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson and agencies

UK researchers find way of diagnosing bowel cancer without biopsies

A PET scanner
PET scans create a three-dimensional picture of the inside of the body. Photograph: vilevi/Alamy

Researchers in Glasgow have identified a new means of diagnosing and treating bowel cancer with imaging technology, avoiding the need for biopsies.

Biopsies require an invasive procedure with a number of health risks, such as infection, and are limited in what they can capture within a patient’s bowel.

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