Men with suspected prostate cancer will be able to get an NHS diagnosis within a day as part of a new trial.

Artificial intelligence will be used to interpret MRI scans, meaning problematic legions can be detected in a matter of minutes.

Should a scan conclude there is a high risk of cancer , it will be sent to a radiologist for priority review - with the patient booked in for a biopsy that same day.

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NHS England says the technology will be trialled at up to 15 hospitals to begin with, and this approach could save men months of waiting.

At present, men with suspected prostate cancer are meant to receive an MRI and a biopsy within a week of being referred by

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