Embargo date Nov 12 2013, 22:00 GMT - New study shows that cancer can be detected early

‘Earlier detection of cancer’ shown in new study from University College LondonA new study, funded by The Eve Appeal and published this week in the open access journal PLOS Medicine[i] , has the potential to change the cancer landscape by being able to accurately identify individuals with early stage womb cancer using easily accessible body fluids. By collecting swabs from the entrance to the womb – a similar technique to that used in cervical screening – genetic material can be easily analysed for pre-cancer/cancer without the need for an invasive womb biopsy. How