Exeter student leads research concluding that small red blood cells could indicate cancer.

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Having abnormally small red blood cells – a condition known as microcytosis – could indicate cancer, according to new research led by a University of Exeter student working with a world-leading team.

Medical Sciences student Rhain Hopkins was lead author of the study of more than 12,000 UK patients aged over 40, which found that the cancer risk in males was 6.2 per cent, compared to 2.7 per cent in those without microcytosis.

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