A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could significantly boost early detection and speed up diagnosis, according to a new study. Made by U.S. pharmaceutical company Grail, the Galleri test ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

One company has a big early lead in blood tests that detect cancer returning in survivors.

A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early. A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly ...

"No cancer signal detected." The blood test results popped up in my online health portal without much fanfare. A doctor would chat about them with me later, congratulating me on the "phew"-worthy ...

A Bay Area biotech company says its groundbreaking blood test can detect more than 50 cancers. Early detection can improve cancer outcomes and can save lives. Cancer is the second leading cause of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A relatively new blood test could transform how cancer is detected, potentially identifying 10 different types of cancer with a single test. "This is something I and many of my ...

Jack Welter didn’t feel sick when he agreed to take a new blood test that looks for multiple types of cancer. But, approaching 60, he thought it couldn’t hurt. To his surprise, the test came back ...

GRAIL IS AN American biotech company with an ambitious goal: to develop a blood test for the early detection of over 50 types of cancer. It will not be easy. On February 19th the company announced ...

A man in a car looks down at his phone. “No cancer signal detected,” says a message on the screen. The man closes his eyes and smiles in relief. Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the ...