RNA urine test outperforms standard bladder cancer tests and could help guide treatment

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A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. The test also allows physicians not only to assess the cancer's response to treatment but also to predict whether immunotherapy or chemotherapy is likely to be most effective for each patient.

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