the oxford professor who led the trial, and is presenting the results at a conference in chicago, says the blood test is still a work in progress, but its ability to pinpoint the type of cancer is exciting. 85% of the time when we found a cancer it told us where that cancer was. so in future, we could use the test accurately to get the right and basic investigations done first time, through that diagnosis. you only know if you re in the test group if the test detectsl potential signs of cancer. 0ften, cancer patients present with only vague symptoms, like unexpected weight loss or abdominal pain, so the blood test could help spare them unnecessary investigations. a major trial of the grail test is under way across the nhs. 140,000 healthy volunteers are having annual blood tests
a major trial of the grail test is under way across the nhs. 140,000 healthy volunteers are having annual blood tests to see whether it can detect potential signs of cancer. the first results are due next year. fergus walsh, bbc news. a fascinating story. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. charlotte is from cannock but has danced competitively all over the world. she opened her dance school in her hometown before the pandemic began and many of her students perform at a higher level but this tea dance is about getting social dancers back in the ballroom after the isolation of lockdown temporarily stopped the music. the?t temporarily stopped the music. they are a little family temporarily stopped the music. they are a little family now, temporarily stopped the music. tie: are a little family now, they have got together and they all have a laugh and a joke. got together and they all have a laugh and a joke. laugh and a “oke. trisha and eric were laugh and a joke.
the results at a conference in chicago, says the blood test is still a work in progress, but its ability to pinpoint the type of cancer is exciting. 85% of the time when we found a cancer it told us where that cancer was. so in future, we could use the test accurately to get the right and basic investigations done first time, and speed up the diagnosis. you only know if you re in the test group if the test detectsl potential signs of cancer. often, cancer patients present with only vague symptoms, like unexpected weight loss or abdominal pain, so the blood test could help spare them unnecessary investigations. a major trial of the grail test is under way across the nhs. 140,000 healthy volunteers are having annual blood tests to see whether it can detect potential signs of cancer. the first results are due next year. fergus walsh, bbc news.
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