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Screening

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Racks of capped blood sample tubes on a steel trolley

Reading the trend in old blood tests helped spot cancer after unexplained weight loss, for some tests

Sep 18, 2026

A clinician holding a chest x-ray film up to the light

An inherited gene variant raised lung cancer risk more than smoking did, in 3.3 million people

Sep 18, 2026

An eye examination camera against a warm orange wall

Specialists guessing the gene behind an eye disease did far better with an AI looking too

Sep 16, 2026

A gloved hand loading a pipette into a laboratory sample plate

Carrying one copy of the alpha-1 antitrypsin variant raised liver risk, not just two

Sep 16, 2026