New mobile liver cancer screening trucks

The new on-the-spot test can find cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis which are the leading causes of liver cancer

I'm Matt Jones with news that a new way to test for liver cancer has been rolled out as part of an NHS drive to catch cancers earlier. The new on-the-spot test can find cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis which are the leading causes of liver cancer. The mobile trucks are expected to scan twenty-two thousand people during the first year of the pilot scheme - they've already identified over 830 cases in the last eight months.For more care news, stay with us here on Care Radio.

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