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A novel blood based triage test for colorectal cancer in primary care: a pilot study

Cerys Jenkins, Freya Woods, Susan Chandler, Kym Carter, Rhys Jenkins, Andrew Cunningham, Kayleigh Nelson, Rachel Still, Jenna A Walters, Non Gwynn, Wilson Chea, Rachel Harford, Claire O'Neill, Julie Hepburn, Ian Hill, Heather Wilkes, Greg Fegan, Peter Dunstan and Dean A Harris
BJGP Open 2023; 7 (1): BJGPO.2022.0077. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0077
Cerys Jenkins
1 Physics Department, College of Science, Centre for NanoHealth, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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Susan Chandler
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Rachel Still
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Non Gwynn
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Wilson Chea
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vol. 7 no. 1 BJGPO.2022.0077
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0077
PubMed 
36332909

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  • Received May 25, 2022
  • Revision received August 2, 2022
  • Accepted September 9, 2022
  • Published online March 21, 2023.

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  1. Cerys Jenkins1,
  2. Freya Woods1,
  3. Susan Chandler2,
  4. Kym Carter2,3,
  5. Rhys Jenkins1,
  6. Andrew Cunningham2,
  7. Kayleigh Nelson3,
  8. Rachel Still4,
  9. Jenna A Walters4,
  10. Non Gwynn4,
  11. Wilson Chea5,
  12. Rachel Harford6,
  13. Claire O'Neill2,3,
  14. Julie Hepburn7,
  15. Ian Hill7,
  16. Heather Wilkes8,
  17. Greg Fegan2,3,
  18. Peter Dunstan1 and
  19. Dean A Harris5,*
  1. 1 Physics Department, College of Science, Centre for NanoHealth, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  2. 2 Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  3. 3 Swansea Trials Unit, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  4. 4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, of Medical Biochemistry, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
  5. 5 Department of Colorectal Surgery, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
  6. 6 Research and Development Department Swansea Bay University Health Board, Institute of Life Science 2, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  7. 7 Public Involvement Community, Health and Care Research Wales, Cardiff, UK
  8. 8 Briton Ferry Primary Care Centre, Neath, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Dean A Harris, Dean.A.Harris{at}wales.nhs.uk
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