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Drink helps track brain cancer

A chemical drunk by patients before surgery can make brain cancer easier to diagnose and monitor, a study shows

Kat Keogh - @KatKeogh
Posted 18 October 2019 - 10:30

Picture shows a surgeon operating on a patient. A chemical that assists brain cancer surgery by making tumour cells fluorescent could also help to safely diagnose the disease and monitor its response to treatment, a study suggests.

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