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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

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279 points bookofjoe | 10 comments | 18 Jul 25 18:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.588s | source | bottom
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andsoitis ◴[18 Jul 25 19:40 UTC] No.44608961[source]▶
AgelessRx offers the Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection test: https://agelessrx.com/galleri-multi-cancer-early-detection-t...

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1. pnw ◴[18 Jul 25 19:48 UTC] No.44609033[source]▶
That test is cheaper directly from https://www.galleri.com/ ($799 vs $949).

I get it every year. So far, so good!

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2. avgDev ◴[18 Jul 25 19:54 UTC] No.44609084[source]▶
Quite interesting to me and first time I am hearing about this.

Question for you, what do you do when it shows you may have cancer? Do you speak to your physician? Surely, this will change your life even if it doesn't need treatment for next 6 years? Does the treatment change? Can the treatment be done based on those results?

So many questions.

I'm hoping we find more stuff for Alzheimer's. My aunt and now mother have it. I fear that I am next and I am too scared of doing the DNA test to check for genes.

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3. octaane ◴[18 Jul 25 20:04 UTC] No.44609189[source]▶
You immediately bring the results to your doctor ASAP. They'll recommend follow-up testing since they want verification of third-party results and, well, are doctors and will know better about what to test for. If you do indeed have cancer, they will refer you to an oncologist who sub-specializes in that type of cancer.
4. the_arun ◴[18 Jul 25 20:30 UTC] No.44609482[source]▶
Isn’t $799 expensive for average families?
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6. wiz21c ◴[18 Jul 25 20:39 UTC] No.44609579[source]▶
what about Europe ?
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7. andsoitis ◴[18 Jul 25 21:03 UTC] No.44609812[source]▶
> what about Europe ?

what about Europe?

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8. ada1981 ◴[18 Jul 25 22:00 UTC] No.44610280[source]▶
as far as tumors go, that one has become fairly benign in the last century.
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9. rscho ◴[18 Jul 25 23:39 UTC] No.44611059{3}[source]▶
Benign ? It metastisized through the ocean stream to develop aggressively a bit more to the west.
10. fragmede ◴[19 Jul 25 08:10 UTC] No.44613550{3}[source]▶
I have heard rumors of a universal healthcare system in this mythical far off "eee ewe" land, where people don't pay out of pocket for ordinary procedures, and medical bankruptcy isn't a thing. Perhaps that is related to their query.