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Published online 12 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040209-8

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Test predicts skin-cancer spread

Measurement could help target follow-up treatments.

A new test has been developed to help determine whether skin cancer is likely to spread. The method is more accurate than previous techniques, and should help doctors to catch secondary cancers more quickly.

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