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MRI scans as test for prostate cancer to be trialled
Hundreds of men will be given MRI scans as part of a groundbreaking £5 million clinical trial into prostate cancer.
The trail, which starts in August, is pioneering a simple, 10-minute scan that scientists hope could provide the first reliable method for identifying dangerous tumours in the general population. Funded by the Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK, the trial will invite 1,000 men aged 55 to 75 for scans through two London GP surgeries.
Unlike blood tests, the latest generation of scans appear to be effective at distinguishing between cancers that are likely to grow and spread and benign tumours that are safe to leave untreated.
Currently, screening for prostate cancer is not recommended in the UK because the available tests are too unreliable. However, the failure to detect prostate cancer early makes it difficult to treat and 11,000 men die from the disease in the UK each year.
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