‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours
Primary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK. Photograph: Horizon International Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK. Small tissue samples are sent from the tumour to a pathology lab, where they are put into a shoebox-sized sequencing machine made by Oxford Nanopore.
- ▪Primary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK.
- ▪Photograph: Horizon International Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK.
- ▪Small tissue samples are sent from the tumour to a pathology lab, where they are put into a shoebox-sized sequencing machine made by Oxford Nanopore.
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| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:53:43 GMT |
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Primary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK. Photograph: Horizon International Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary brain tumours are the single biggest killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK. Photograph: Horizon International Images/AlamyNHS‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hoursNHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryHelena HortonFri 25 Sep 2026 07.53 EDTLast modified on Fri 25 Sep 2026 07.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA rapid new test for brain tumours can diagnose patients while they are still on the operating table.Scientists have called the development “gamechanging” and said it…
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