Urine Test Detects Over 90% of Bladder Cancers, NHS Trial Finds
The National Health Service says early results from trials of a new urine test show it can identify more than nine in 10 cases of bladder cancer.
A urine test being trialled by the National Health Service (NHS) has shown it can detect more than nine in 10 cases of bladder cancer, according to a report by BBC Health.
The NHS said the results so far from the trial were "truly promising," the report stated.
Further details about the size, methodology, and timeline of the trial were not immediately available in the source report.
Bladder cancer is among the more common cancers, and early detection methods are generally seen as important for improving treatment outcomes. The BBC report did not specify when or if the test might become widely available within the NHS.
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