Saliva Test Detects Prostate Cancer
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Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer claim scientists
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Around 12,000 men in the UK die from prostate cancer every year .
The saliva test analyses men's DNA to work out who has the greatest risk of developing the disease.
It does not look for signs of prostate cancer inside the body.
Instead it looks for 130 mutations in DNA that can increase the risk of cancer developing.
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