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New blood test can detect lung cancer before symptoms show up

Detects 50% more early stage lung cancers and being expanded to detect other types

10-Sep-2019

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Experts carried out a random controlled trial on more than 12,000 people in Scotland.

Adults who were smokers or former smokers took part in the trial.

People who took the test were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at an early stage.

Findings were presented at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

Experts hope the test will be given to another 200,000 patients for further research.

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Adam Hill

Clinician, Mechanical Engineer and Chief Executive Officer at Oncimmune.

EarlyCDT - Lung

Test for early lung cancer detection.

Frank Sullivan

Professor of Primary Care Medicine and Director of Research

Oncimmune

Immunodiagnostic for detection and care of cancer.

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Cancer, Diagnostics