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New rapid cancer blood test can discover the disease in patients - and if it's spread

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A blood test described as a new way to detect a range of cancer - and whether it has spread - is the subject of a recent study.

Researchers say the 'rapid and inexpensive' test could detect early cancer. A study by Oxford researchers was published today in Clinical Cancer Research, a medical journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

The multi-cancer test detected correctly detected cancer in 19 of 20 patients.It also identified metastatic cancer (cancer that has spread in the body) at a rate of 94 percent.

Researchers analysed samples from 300 patients with non-specific but 'concerning' symptoms of cancer, like fatigue and weight loss.

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