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.
of tumour dna months, even years, before it would show up on a scan. after she had bowel cancer surgery, artist suzanne winter was also spared chemotherapy as a result of the blood test. i just feel incredibly lucky, i know how toxic it is, i know that i would feel terrible and also your whole everything is you are getting ready for it, you are psyching yourself up for it. so to suddenly hear that you are not going to need it is just unbelievable. chemotherapy still has a vital role in treating cancer, but if blood test trials are successful, it will mean a brighter future for thousands of patients every year. as well as saving the nhs money.
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
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 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. after she had bowel cancer surgery, artist suzanne winter was also spared chemotherapy as a result of the blood test. i just feel incredibly lucky, i know how toxic it is, i just feel incredibly lucky. i know how toxic it is, i know that i would feel terrible, and also, your whole everything is you re getting ready for it, you re psyching yourself up for it.
like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumour 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 tumour dna, months, even years before they d show up on a scan. ben has regular check ups 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. i hope through this trial that we generate the evidence