THOUSANDS of bowel cancer patients could be spared chemotherapy every year with a new DNA blood test. Around 14,000 Brits a year go through chemo for bowel disease, the cancer suffered by Sun write…
Credit: Getty - ContributorMany face grim side effects including vomiting and diarrhoea, mouth ulcers and tiredness.
A trial found high-tech screening can halve the number of people who need the gruelling treatment after surgery - without affecting survival.Study author Professor Jeanne Tie, from the University of Melbourne, said: “We can reduce the number of patients having chemotherapy and, for the individual patient, being told they don’t need chemotherapy is fantastic.”
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