just been an absolute blessing. a deep breath in, sharp scratch. so how can a blood test tell if a patient like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumour dna circulating in the bloodstream. if there s none present, there is a low risk the cancer will return. these blood tests, or liquid biopsies, are part of a revolution in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer. they re being trialled in the uk across lung, breast as well as bowel cancer, and can detect minute fragments of tumour dna months, even years before it would show up on a scan. ben has regular checkups at the royal marsden, which is leading a trial of the blood test across dozens of hospitals. your cancer was diagnosed in the caecum, in the right colon. the results could transform the way thousands of bowel cancer patients are treated in the uk every year.
your cancer was diagnosed in the caecum, in the right colon. the results could transform the way thousands of bowel cancer patients are treated in the uk every year. i hope through this trial that we generate the evidence to show that this technology, liquid biopsies, could be used to spare patients with stage three bowel cancer unnecessary chemotherapy after the bowel cancer surgery, they don t need it. a deep breath in, sharp scratch. so how can a blood test tell if a patient like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumour dna circulating in the bloodstream. if there is none present, there is a low risk the cancer will return. these blood tests, or liquid biopsies, are part of a revolution in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer. they are being trialled in the uk across lung, breast as well as bowel cancer and can detect minute fragments
thousands of bowel cancer patients are treated in the uk every year. i hope through this trial that we generate the evidence to show that this technology, liquid biopsies, can be used to spare patients with stage three bowel cancer unnecessary chemotherapy after the bowel cancer surgery because they don t need it. deep breath in, sharp scratch. so how can a blood test tell if a patient like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumor dna circulating in the bloodstream. if there s none present, there s a low risk the cancer will return. these blood tests or liquid biopsies are part of a revolution in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer. they re being trialled in the uk across lung, breast, as well as bowel cancer, and can detect minute fragments of tumor dna months, even years before they d show up on a scan.
was diagnosed with bowel cancer. i haven t taken a single day off work, which has been incredible. after successful surgery, patients like ben are usually offered intravenous chemotherapy to mop up any cancer cells that might be remaining. but a new type of blood test showed he was cancer free. right, what shall we do? a big, enormous, chelsea blow dry? so, ben, who runs this hair salon in chelsea, was spared the toxic side effects, which can include nerve damage to the hands and feet. work for me is my therapy, as such. i love going to work, i love myjob, i m very lucky to do what i do. and if i d have had the intravenous, i feel like i wouldn t have been able to have carried on. but the fact that i didn t have any tingling or anything in my hands has just been an absolute blessing. a deep breath in, sharp scratch. so, how can a blood test tell if a patient
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