{"id":289115,"date":"2023-02-27T14:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T14:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/new-ai-blood-test-for-bowel-cancer-could-save-lives-by-slashing-huge-backlog-of-cases\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T14:13:15","slug":"new-ai-blood-test-for-bowel-cancer-could-save-lives-by-slashing-huge-backlog-of-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/new-ai-blood-test-for-bowel-cancer-could-save-lives-by-slashing-huge-backlog-of-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"New AI blood test for bowel cancer could save lives by slashing huge backlog of cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New AI blood test for bowel cancer could save lives by slashing huge backlog of cases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Covid-19 pandemic has led to huge backlog of patients awaiting a colonoscopy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Scientists are rolling out a new \u2018artificial intelligence blood test\u2019 for bowel cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Martyn Halle<\/a> and Stephen Adams<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  19:02 EST, 25 February 2023  <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p><!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211; <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->   &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if gte IE 8]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;  <!--[if IE 8]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->  &lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at\n    http:\/\/www.omniture.com -->  <\/p>\n<p>         <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. -->  <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>  (function (src, d, tag){<br \/>\n    var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0];<br \/>\n    s.src = src;<br \/>\n    prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev);<br \/>\n    }(&#8220;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/async_bundle&#8211;.js&#8221;, document, &#8220;script&#8221;));<br \/>\n <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->   &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>    DM.loadCSS(&#8220;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle&#8211;.css&#8221;);<\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->    &lt;!&#8211;    <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scientists are rolling out a new \u2018artificial intelligence<\/a> blood test\u2019 for bowel cancer<\/a> that they hope will save lives by prioritising those who need a check-up straight away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Covid-19<\/a> pandemic has led to a huge backlog of patients awaiting a colonoscopy \u2013 the \u2018gold standard\u2019 examination for bowel cancer in which a tiny camera is inserted into the body to look for tumours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More than nine in ten who undergo a colonoscopy<\/a> will not have cancer, but for those who do, any delay to treatment can affect their chances of survival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now scientists have developed a blood test which is up to 96 per cent accurate in detecting bowel cancer, which they say can be used to bump those who most urgently need a colonoscopy up the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The CanSense-CRC test uses laser light and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse a small blood sample for signs of proteins released by bowel cancer cells.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d1f01cc8f9a7a647\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/02\/25\/22\/68085155-11793701-Scientists_are_rolling_out_a_new_artificial_intelligence_blood_t-m-15_1677365962414.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scientists are rolling out a new \u00bfartificial intelligence blood test\u00bf for bowel cancer that they hope will save lives by prioritising those who need a check-up straight away. [File image]\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d1f01cc8f9a7a647\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/02\/25\/22\/68085155-11793701-Scientists_are_rolling_out_a_new_artificial_intelligence_blood_t-m-15_1677365962414.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scientists are rolling out a new \u00bfartificial intelligence blood test\u00bf for bowel cancer that they hope will save lives by prioritising those who need a check-up straight away. [File image]\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Scientists are rolling out a new \u2018artificial intelligence blood test\u2019 for bowel cancer that they hope will save lives by prioritising those who need a check-up straight away. [File image]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d946a989ab4a6b0\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/17\/21\/65689635-0-image-a-29_1671311718366.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The CanSense-CRC test uses laser light and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse a small blood sample for signs of proteins released by bowel cancer cells. [File image]\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d946a989ab4a6b0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/17\/21\/65689635-0-image-a-29_1671311718366.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The CanSense-CRC test uses laser light and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse a small blood sample for signs of proteins released by bowel cancer cells. [File image]\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The CanSense-CRC test uses laser light and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse a small blood sample for signs of proteins released by bowel cancer cells. [File image]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It currently has a relatively high \u2018false positive rate\u2019 \u2013 when patients are flagged as having cancer when, in fact, they do not. As a result, a colonoscopy is still needed to confirm the result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But scientists say the blood test could be used to great effect to prioritise the colonoscopy waiting list as it is cheap, quick and non-invasive.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">READ MORE:\u00a0Robot scans that can spot bowel cancer humans miss: Scientists hope integrating AI technology into existing colonoscopy equipment could help save more lives<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5e2664cc2f8a3d80\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/02\/25\/22\/66382165-11793701-Artificial_intelligence_may_be_more_effective_than_the_human_eye-a-1_1677365408576.jpg\" height=\"206\" width=\"274\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5e2664cc2f8a3d80\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/02\/25\/22\/66382165-11793701-Artificial_intelligence_may_be_more_effective_than_the_human_eye-a-1_1677365408576.jpg\" height=\"206\" width=\"274\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Two hundred patients awaiting colonoscopies in Swansea are being offered it as a precursor to a wider rollout. They must be checked out after overcoming bowel cancer or having pre-cancerous lesions called polyps removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Colorectal surgeon Professor Dean Harris, who has been working to develop the test with a team at Swansea University, said there were 3,000 people in the city in this situation, some of whom had been \u2018waiting years\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Guidelines say such patients need a colonoscopy every one to three years, depending on circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, Prof Harris said: \u2018All that [checking] activity stopped in the pandemic, and now there\u2019s a huge backlog, not just in Swansea, but everywhere.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some are getting checked out only if they develop potential symptoms of cancer \u2013 which could be too late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Prof Harris added: \u2018We want to help prioritise which patients need to be bumped up the list to have their colonoscopy done soonest, based on the result of this blood test.\u2019 He believes the test could have a \u2018massive impact\u2019 on the waiting list, helping screen \u2018not only [cancer] survivors but also to identify the disease in the first place\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The tests currently cost about \u00a3100 each time \u2013 roughly a quarter of the cost of a colonoscopy \u2013 but Prof Harris said this would likely fall further as more tests were done. The initial rollout is being financed by the Moondance Cancer Initiative, Cancer Research Wales and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments <span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">26<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t    Share what you think\n          <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Newest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Oldest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Best rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Worst rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n      The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n    <\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"newcomment\" name=\"newcomment\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual<\/p>\n<p>  We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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