It's not a diagnosis, it's detecting metabolites produced by cancerous cells.
A diagnosis is determining exactly what cancer it is, and how bad it is.
Early detection like this is fucking awesome though.
If it works and becomes available, I'll be getting a regular screening. Lord only knows how many carcinogenic substances I've been exposed to
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LodeMike@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 1y
"Cancers can be diagnosed three years before they can be diagnosed" wow thank you wanna maybe write a headline that actually means something?
DempstersBox@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
It's not a diagnosis, it's detecting metabolites produced by cancerous cells.
A diagnosis is determining exactly what cancer it is, and how bad it is.
Early detection like this is fucking awesome though. If it works and becomes available, I'll be getting a regular screening. Lord only knows how many carcinogenic substances I've been exposed to
liverbe@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Already available but of course not covered by insurance... and expensive ~$1K.
https://www.galleri.com/what-is-galleri
ikidd@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
In the medical world, $1k is almost free.
liverbe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
And only $750 with the coupon code. 🤣
I imagine it seems worth it if you test positive for cancer and not worth it if it comes back negative.
I imagine most people won't pay $1K for a test they don't necessarily "need".
Neireh@universeodon.com · 2 pts · 1y
@liverbe @daniel_callahan
Sounds like Theranos ? But if that really works would be cool
x00z@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
In the US?
cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Minority Report? Someusomething theranos?
DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y