A “PIVOTAL” prostate cancer screening trial could nearly halve deaths from the disease, scientists hope.
Prostate Cancer UK is starting a government-funded experiment to find the best way to check blokes for tumours.
PABlood tests, MRI scans and genetic screening could be combined to test for prostate cancer[/caption]It is the most common type of cancer in men, with 52,000 cases and 12,000 deaths per year in the UK.
More than 300,000 men will be involved in trials of blood tests...