Several drug companies are pushing for the blood test as part of regular health screening to find cancerous growths. Experts are not sure whether the tests could improve Americans’ health or help cut the cancer death rate.
Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer.
Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer. After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed…
With advances in DNA sequencing and data science making the blood tests possible, Menlo Park-based Grail and other companies are racing to commercialize them.