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By Matt Roper I don’t even feel the needle prick, and the three syringes fill up in seconds. But this blood sample – taken by a phlebotomist in my kitchen – could just save my life by catching cancer before it’s even big enough to be seen on a hospital scan. It will take less than two weeks to tell me what millions of Brits would like to know – whether there is a tumour, however small, somewhere in my body… and if there is, exactly where. Since Kate Middleton bravely told the world she is fighting cancer last month searches about the early detection of cancer have soared as more people worry a…

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