Blood test could be key to earlier cancer detection

SCIENTISTS have developed a blood test that could help detect cancer years before conventional methods.

Oncimmune Ltd has developed the ground-breaking test from research carried out at the University of Nottingham which will help detect cancer as much as five years earlier than current testing methods.

The company has developed a technique that replicates the cancer proteins that trigger the body’s response to the disease, as well as robotic technology to measure the response.