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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ian Sample Science editor

UNBELIEVABLE: Scientists develop 10 minute universal cancer test - The Untold Story

Coloured scanning electron micrograph of dividing breast cancer cells.
Coloured scanning electron micrograph of dividing breast cancer cells. Photograph: Steve Gschmeissner/Getty/Science Photo Library RM

Scientists have developed a universal cancer test that can detect traces of the disease in a patient’s bloodstream.

The cheap and simple test uses a colour-changing fluid to reveal the presence of malignant cells anywhere in the body and provides results in less than 10 minutes.

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