Development of new blood test for GPs could help diagnose brain tumours earlier

A new simple blood test for brain tumours that could be used by GPs in primary care will be developed thanks to funding of nearly £ 500,000 by Cancer Research UK. Around 60,000 patients in the UK are living with a brain tumour but only 20 per cent of patients are still alive five years after diagnosis, partly because they present late with large inoperable tumours.
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