Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
An at-home urine test, developed by the University of Birmingham and Nonacus, has shown over 90% accuracy in detecting bladder cancer during NHS trials. This innovation could significantly reduce the need for invasive cystoscopies and help prioritize patients for urgent care.
Why it matters
This new diagnostic tool has the potential to revolutionize bladder cancer detection, making it less invasive, more accessible, and potentially speeding up diagnosis and treatment for thousands of patients.
Image source, Getty Images By Fergus Walsh Medical editor Published 6 minutes ago An at-home urine test that the NHS has been trialling can detect more than nine in ten cases of bladder cancer, latest findings show.
The study, published in European Urology Oncology, was led by the University of Birmingham and a diagnostics company Nonacus, and involved nearly 1,000 patients at seven hospitals in England and Scotland.
Researchers hope it could reduce the number of patients needing urgent, more invasive procedures, called cystoscopies, which involve inserting a small camera up the urethra and into the bladder.
If a larger trial is successful, it could mean tens of thousands of patients a year are spared these tests.
More than 300,000 cystoscopies are performed in the UK each year and there are significant waiting lists in some areas.
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