‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test
Summary
NHS hospitals in England and Wales are starting to use a new bladder cancer test called the Galeas bladder test. This test is faster, more accurate, and easier for patients because it uses a urine sample taken at home instead of an invasive camera procedure done in hospitals.Key Facts
- The Galeas bladder test checks for bladder cancer using DNA from a urine sample.
- It can be done by patients at home, who then send the sample to the hospital.
- This test is more accurate (92%) than the traditional cystoscopy camera test (81%).
- Cystoscopy involves inserting a tube and camera into the bladder, which can be uncomfortable and embarrassing.
- Five NHS hospitals, including University Hospitals of Leicester, have started using the test, with more expected to join by the end of the year.
- The test is helping diagnose bladder cancer about 50% faster than cystoscopy.
- Bladder cancer causes nearly 6,000 deaths a year in the UK and is the 11th most common cancer.
- The test was developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and is supported by Cancer Research UK.
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