Finding cancer early usually means a much better chance of surviving it. Cancer is the second most deadly disease in the United States, behind heart disease. There are tests for some cancers — mammograms, pap smears, colon screenings — but not all.
Scientists are developing tests to screen for cancers. One prominent one is called Galleri. It’s not yet FDA-approved.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks to Dr. Eric Klein, chair of the Urological and Kidney Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and a professor of surgery at the clinic’s Lerner College of Medicine. In 2020 the Cleveland Clinic joined a study from Grail, the clinical lab behind Galleri, enrolling patients to try the blood test.
Click here to find out more about Galleri.
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