{"id":1521,"date":"2020-04-02T16:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:51:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:51:53","slug":"optimism-new-cancer-diagnosis-blood-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/optimism-new-cancer-diagnosis-blood-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism Over New Cancer Diagnosis Blood Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has reported on the latest research into a new blood test which, it is hoped, will be able to detect a wide range of cancers at an early stage.<\/p>\n<p>In recent tests, researchers found that over 90% of the tests carried out accurately identified the type of cancer being experienced by the participant.<\/p>\n<p>Clinical trials are now being undertaken.<\/p>\n<p>Although the test currently appears more successful in identifying established cancers, Dr Crosby, of Cancer Research UK, is quoted as saying, \u201cif the test can be fine-tuned to be more efficient at catching cancers in their earliest stages, it could become a tool for early detection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research is being undertaken by scientists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in collaboration with the UK\u2019s Francis Crick Institute and University College London.<\/p>\n<p>Speak to a solicitor<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one have suffered the impact of a significant failing in medical care, contact Glynns Solicitors to talk to a specialist medical negligence lawyer about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Please call us on <a href=\"tel:0800 234 3300\">0800 234 3300<\/a> (or from a mobile <a href=\"tel:01761490883\">01761 490883<\/a>) or complete our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/free-claim-enquiry-mn.php\"><strong>Online Enquiry Form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/free-claim-enquiry-mn.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/images\/FreeClaims-top.gif\" alt=\"Free enquiry\" width=\"199\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has reported on the latest research into a new blood test which, it is hoped, will be able to detect a wide range of cancers at an early stage. In recent tests, researchers found that over 90% of the tests carried out accurately identified the type of cancer being experienced by the participant. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1142],"tags":[543,1477],"class_list":["post-1521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-news","tag-cancer-diagnosis","tag-cancer-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1522,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions\/1522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}