New screening trial could save thousands from prostate cancer
by Robin McKie Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6QQR6)
The 42m Transform project aims to find the best way to catch the disease in men in its early stages
A 42m screening trial aimed at revolutionising the treatment of prostate cancer has been launched in the UK.
Thousands of men will be involved in its initial phase, which will begin in a few months. Several hundred thousand volunteers could be recruited as the programme progresses in coming years, say the trial's organisers.
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