Urine test 'can spot prostate cancer'

PROSTATE cancer could be detected early - with a simple urine test.

- By Stephen Beech

Currently, the disease claims the lives of more than 12,000 men in the UK each year.

But a study claims urine samples could pick up potential tumours.

With the help of AI and gene activity analysis, researchers have identified new, precise biomarkers that reveal a patient is at risk of prostate cancer.