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Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers

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Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers

Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers

Mionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes Streeting

The government will provide funding for a £120 blood test that has the potential to detect the 12 most common forms of cancer before symptoms develop.

The Mionco screening can identify 50 cancers before producing a false positive and is a form of the PCR test used during the Covid pandemic, according to the scientists involved in its development.

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