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Why are some cancers harder to treat?

Some cancers, like pancreatic, liver and ovarian, are harder to treat because they often show few obvious symptoms until they are quite advanced. By then, they may have spread to other parts of the body, making them much more difficult to remove or control. The new NHS trial aims to find these cancers earlier.

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