{"id":1754,"date":"2021-09-15T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2021-09-15T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:13:18","slug":"cancer-detection-blood-test-possible-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/cancer-detection-blood-test-possible-game-changer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Detection Blood Test Possible \u2018Game-changer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has recently reported on UK trials of a new blood test aiming to detect signs of cancer at an early stage.<\/p>\n<p>When cancer is detected early in its development, the patient is likely to have a greater chance of survival. There may also be a wider range of treatment options available to them.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers of the trial are hoping to recruit 140,000 people across England for participation in the testing which involves initial blood tests with a follow-up one year and two years later.<\/p>\n<p>The new test, named the \u2018Galleri test\u2019, works by identifying chemical changes in the bloodstream and it is hoped that it will facilitate treatment to improve 5-year survival rates in several different types of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>One of the test\u2019s lead investigators has commented that \u2018the test could be a game-changer for early cancer detection.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Medical negligence<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one have been the victim of a significant failing in medical care, contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence 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:01275 334030\">01275 334030<\/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 recently reported on UK trials of a new blood test aiming to detect signs of cancer at an early stage. When cancer is detected early in its development, the patient is likely to have a greater chance of survival. There may also be a wider range of treatment options available to them. [&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":[1580,1581],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-news","tag-cancer-test-trials","tag-galleri-cancer-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","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=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1755,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/1755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}