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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 3, 69 (1 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpuro0364

Accurate urine telomerase test for detecting bladder cancer

Tamsin Osborne

Sanchini MA et al. (2005) Relevance of urine telomerase in the diagnosis of bladder cancer. JAMA 294: 2052–2056 In a recent prospective study published in JAMA, investigators in Italy reported that a simple test measuring the level of telomerase activity in urine can accurately detect bladder cancer in men.