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A study to see if blood tests can help diagnose breast cancer (BSMS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study was done to see if blood tests could be used to help diagnose breast cancer. It was for women who’d been called back for more tests after a mammogram.

This study was supported by Cancer Research UK. People could join between 2013 and 2019. The team published the results in 2021 and 2023.

Recruitment start: 25 February 2013

Recruitment end: 10 May 2019

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

ProfessorĀ Charles Coombes

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Imperial College London

Imperial Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Leicester Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

The University of Leicester

Last reviewed: 27 Mar 2026

CRUK internal database number: 10474

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