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Quick and easy hospital scan ‘could slash death risk’ for thousands of NHS cancer patients

A HALF-HOUR scan could nearly halve bladder cancer deaths, a study suggests. Giving patients an MRI scan before the usual biopsy helps doctors start treatment faster, boosting survival chances. It allows them to diagnose the tumour more precisely before starting an operation. Surgeons would usually wait until the biopsy is already under way to work…

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