{"id":2822,"date":"2025-04-23T11:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T10:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:58:06","slug":"case-study-diagnosing-lung-cancer-using-non-invasive-blood-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2025\/04\/23\/case-study-diagnosing-lung-cancer-using-non-invasive-blood-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Astudiaeth Achos: Canfod Canser yr Ysgyfaint gan Ddefnyddio Profion Gwaed Anfewnwthiol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mewn prosiect ymchwil arloesol, mae <a href=\"https:\/\/cansenseltd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cansense<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prifysgol Abertawe<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/sbuhb.nhs.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Bae Abertawe<\/a> - sydd i gyd yn aelodau o'n Rhwydwaith - wedi derbyn cyllid pellach i ddatblygu dull arloesol o ganfod canser yr ysgyfaint yn gynharach gyda phrawf gwaed syml.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae canser yr ysgyfaint yn un o ganserau mwyaf marwol y DU, gyda diagnosis hwyr yn cyfrannu at gyfraddau goroesi gwael. Ni all offer diagnostig traddodiadol, megis sganiau CT, bob amser benderfynu a yw nodwlau'r ysgyfaint yn ganseraidd, sy'n aml yn arwain at apwyntiadau dilynol ymledol ac oedi mewn triniaeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wedi'i arwain gan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/staff\/d.a.harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yr Athro Dean Harris<\/a>, mae'r astudiaeth yn defnyddio sbectrosgopeg Raman, techneg flaengar sy'n creu olion bysedd moleciwlaidd unigryw o samplau gwaed. Y nod yw nodi marcwyr canser-benodol yn llawer cynharach - gan drawsnewid y llwybr diagnostig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae cwmni deillio o Brifysgol Abertawe, Cansense, wedi\u2019i leoli yn ein swyddfeydd ar y campws, ac mae\u2019n gweithio ar ddatblygu diagnosteg canser anfewnwthiol. Mae hyn yn allweddol wrth gymhwyso'r dechnoleg hon. Fel aelod o'r Rhwydwaith, mae eu cydweithrediad yn cryfhau'r cysylltiadau rhwng ymchwil academaidd a chymhwysiad clinigol yn y byd go iawn, gan ymgorffori ein cenhadaeth i bontio arloesedd iechyd ag effaith go iawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gyda dros 60 o gleifion eisoes yn cymryd rhan, mae cyllid newydd yr astudiaeth gan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/what-we-do\/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support\/mrc-impact-acceleration-accounts-previously-confidence-in-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gyfrif Cyflymu Effaith y Cyngor Ymchwil Feddygol<\/a> yn addawol ar gyfer integreiddio profion gwaed i brotocolau sgrinio cenedlaethol. Os bydd yn llwyddiannus, gallai hyn alluogi meddygon ledled Cymru a thu hwnt i ganfod canser yr ysgyfaint yn gynt, gan wella cyfraddau goroesi a lleihau straen ar wasanaethau diagnostig y GIG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/J0rBF545?cover=1&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnish.wales%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2Fdean-harris-mrc-iaa-film_mp4_avc_240p.original.jpg&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Yr Athro Dean Harris o Brifysgol Abertawe<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a pioneering research project, Network members Cansense, Swansea University, and Swansea Bay University Health Board have received further funding to develop a breakthrough approach in detecting lung cancer earlier with a simple blood test. Lung cancer is one of the UK\u2019s deadliest cancers, with late diagnoses contributing to poor survival rates. Traditional diagnostic tools, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":2825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1375,1369,1370],"class_list":["post-2822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","tag-health","tag-innovation","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wordpress-2.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-Jw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2837,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2025\/05\/07\/case-study-a-blood-test-to-detect-aggressive-prostate-cancer-earlier\/","url_meta":{"origin":2822,"position":0},"title":"Astudiaeth Achos: Prawf Gwaed i Ganfod Canser y Prostad Ymosodol yn Gynharach","author":"meganchick1","date":"7th Mai 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Dr Jason Webber and his team at Swansea University are tackling early intervention for aggressive prostate cancer, developing a simple and highly promising blood test to identify men with high-risk prostate cancer earlier and more accurately. 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