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New Painless One-Hour Brush Test Could Revolutionize Oral Cancer Detection
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Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have successfully trialed a simple, non-invasive mouth swab that detects oral cancer in under an hour. By analyzing just four key genes, this painless method achieves the same diagnostic accuracy as a traditional surgical biopsy without the need for a scalpel.
Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have successfully trialed a simple, non-invasive mouth swab that detects oral cancer in under an hour. By analyzing just four key genes, this painless method achieves the same diagnostic accuracy as a traditional surgical biopsy without the need for a scalpel.