City scientists invent tumour test hailed as game-changer

TOOL WILL SLASH TIME TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS

- OLIVER PRIDMORE

NOTTINGHAM scientists have developed a “transformative” new test which can slash the time it takes to diagnose the type of brain tumour patients have.

People usually wait six to eight weeks for the diagnosis but the new “game changer” tool, which assesses the DNA from a sample taken from the tumour, can achieve this in around two hours. Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed the new testing method alongside clinicians at the Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH).

It is now set to be rolled out across the NHS.