Health
UK to pilot blood test that may detect 50 types of cancer – 7NEWS.com.au
It is hoped that it could help thousands of people by allowing the disease to be treated more successfully at an earlier stage.
The UKs National Health Service (NHS) is to pilot a simple blood test that may detect more than 50 types of cancer and, it is hoped, could help thousands of people by allowing the disease to be treated more successfully at an earlier stage.
The Galleri blood test, developed by Californian healthcare company Grail, will be piloted with 165,000 patients in what the NHS described as a world-first deal in a news release Friday.
Grail, whose work is focused on detecting cancer early, is backed by investors…
-
General22 hours agoYoung boy flown to Brisbane hospital after K’gari dingo attack
-
General8 hours agoByford rail extension opening marks final stage of Perth Metronet
-
General20 hours agoBritish and US planes fly 12-hour mission to patrol Russian border
-
Noosa News23 hours agoWarm weather could make way for rain with ‘damaging winds, large hail’