Thousands of cases of aggressive prostate cancer could be spotted early by using cutting-edge MRI scans, a major study has found.
An international team led by University College London found they could diagnose 46 per cent more aggressive tumours by using MRI scans rather than relying on biopsies.
The NHS-funded study, presented at the European Association of Urology congress in Copenhagen yesterday, also found the number of men subjected to painful biopsies was cut by more than a quarter.