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NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate at-home bladder cancer test
UK NewsHealth•June 7, 2026 at 3:12 PMNational

NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate at-home bladder cancer test

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test.Doctors said the Galeas bladder test was a major breakthrough because it involved a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which was uncomfortable for patients. Continue reading...

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedure

NHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test.

Doctors said the Galeas bladder test was a major breakthrough because it involved a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which was uncomfortable for patients.

Continue reading...

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