Blood test may spot 50 cancers

Published date27 November 2020
Date27 November 2020
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The Galleri blood test, which can detect early stage cancers through a simple test, will be piloted with 165,000 patients in a deal struck by NHS England.

NHS England said research on patients with signs of cancer suggests the test can identify many types that are difficult to diagnose early, such as head and neck, ovarian, pancreatic, oesophageal and some blood cancers.

Developed by US-based company Grail, the test checks for molecular changes.

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