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Universal Blood Test for Cancer
A new blood test could detect the early stages of eight forms of cancer.
A team at John Hopkins University has trialled a new blood test which could detect the early stages of eight forms of cancer.
Also in the programme: Turkish forces mount offensive in Syria and is the duration of adolescence increasing?
(Photo: A scientist conducting cancer research. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images/Cancer Research UK)
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