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‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test
NHS hospitals in England and Wales have adopted the Galeas bladder test, a faster and more accurate at-home urine test for bladder cancer, replacing an invasive hospital procedure. Doctors describe it as a major breakthrough due to its convenience and improved patient comfort.
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