Blood test could spot breast cancer

A simple blood test could provide a more effective way to test for early signs of breast cancer than using an X-ray to spot a lump, researchers have said.

Scientists hope the blood test will be more accurate than mammograms, and will also be able to detect whether breast cancer patients are likely to relapse and what drugs their particular type of tumour will respond to.

A new clinical study is about to begin in Britain’s largest breast screening clinic at Charing Cross Hospital, west London.