New blood test may help early detection of 8 cancers

A new blood test that can help in the early diagnoses of eight common cancers before they spread and risk patients' chances of survival has been developed by Australian researchers.

The new test would help early detection of cancers affecting the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, bowel, lung and breast

The test "has the potential to be a one-stop, safe screening test for multiple tumour types that should have high community acceptance