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The machines have been feted as a potential breakthrough in the treatment of prostate cancer

Scientists who gave men both scans and blood tests found nearly 50 of the 300 subjects had a normal PSA score, but an MRI showed signs of prostate cancer.

Researchers said current tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer.

The scans pick up some cancers that would be missed by PSA blood tests alone.

Using MRI scans rather than PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer could "significantly" reduce the number of men dying from the disease, researchers have said.

The study results reinforce the need to consider a new approach to prostate cancer screening, the researchers said.

Researchers have said a national prostate cancer screening programme could be implemented 'within the next five to 10 years'

Study finds twice as many cases of the disease could be identified using the technology rather than the existing testing method

A new approach to prostate cancer screening emerges with the revelation of a recent study proposing that a concise 10-minute MRI scan could potentially transform the diagnostic paradigm for men.

Researchers say current blood tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer