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Blood test spots multiple cancers without clear symptoms, study finds
THEGUARDIAN ^ | 9/11/2022 | IAN SAMPLE

Posted on 09/11/2022 9:29:30 PM PDT by bitt

Doctors hail new era for cancer screening as major research shows effectiveness of Galleri test

Doctors have told health services to prepare for a new era of cancer screening after a study found a simple blood test could spot multiple cancer types in patients before they develop clear symptoms.

The Pathfinder study offered the blood test to more than 6,600 adults aged 50 and over, and detected dozens of new cases of disease. Many cancers were at an early stage and nearly three-quarters were forms not routinely screened for.

It is the first time results from the Galleri test, which looks for cancer DNA in the blood, have been returned to patients and their doctors, to guide cancer investigations and any necessary treatment.

The Galleri test has been described as a potential “gamechanger” by NHS England, which is due to report results from a major trial involving 165,000 people next year. Doctors hope the test will save lives by detecting cancer early enough for surgery and treatment to be more effective, but the technology is still in development.

“I think what’s exciting about this new paradigm and concept is that many of these were cancers for which we do not have any standard screening,” Dr Deb Schrag, a senior researcher on the study at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, told the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting in Paris on Sunday.

In the Pathfinder study, 6,621 adults aged 50 and over were offered the Galleri blood test. For 6,529 volunteers, the test was negative, but it flagged a potential cancer in 92.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloodtest; cancer; cancers; cancerscreening; chat; galleribloodtest; galleritest; grauniad; studyfinds
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1 posted on 09/11/2022 9:29:30 PM PDT by bitt
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Let’s hope this isn’t another con job like Elizabeth Holmes did with the Theranos scam.


2 posted on 09/11/2022 9:32:07 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: bitt

Oncologists have known for decades that almost everyone constantly has any number of “precancerous” cells.

Their quest has been to discover the “trigger” which activates these cells while simultaneously suppressing immune system response.


3 posted on 09/11/2022 9:36:22 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

OncoK9 tests have been doing the same thing for years for dogs.


4 posted on 09/11/2022 9:45:37 PM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
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To: lightman

They’re called “liquid biopsies “.


5 posted on 09/11/2022 9:46:16 PM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
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6 posted on 09/11/2022 9:53:29 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: bitt

When will the Galleri test be available in the U.S. ?


7 posted on 09/11/2022 9:55:00 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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“Schrag said the test was not yet ready for population-wide screening and that people must continue with standard cancer screening while the technology is improved. “But this still suggests a glimpse of what the future may hold with a really very different approach to cancer screening,” she said.”


8 posted on 09/11/2022 10:01:56 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: bitt

How long do we wait then?


9 posted on 09/11/2022 10:04:10 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: WildHighlander57

Until world population falls to the target number?


10 posted on 09/11/2022 10:12:14 PM PDT by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV groupthink!)
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To: bitt

One problem I can see is if they find it they’ll treat you for it, when it might be at a point where your own system can more effectively deal with it.


11 posted on 09/11/2022 10:44:28 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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When will the Galleri test be available in the U.S. ?
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It’s available now:

https://www.galleri.com/


12 posted on 09/11/2022 11:06:35 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX!)
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House Atreides wrote:


When will the Galleri test be available in the U.S. ?
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It’s available now:

https://www.galleri.com/

Thanks for the link!


13 posted on 09/11/2022 11:41:20 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: bitt

Bookmarked.


14 posted on 09/11/2022 11:53:46 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: bitt

Ldh isoenzyme test can show you have a problem that you need to start investigating even if your specialist doesn’t know how to interpret test. Available for self order from ultalabs


15 posted on 09/12/2022 1:45:34 AM PDT by RummyChick
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Covid Vaccine Destroys Natural Immunity, NEJM Study Shows
> 12 SEPTEMBER 2022

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows not only that the effectiveness of the Pfizer Covid vaccine becomes negative (meaning the vaccinated are more likely to be infected than the unvaccinated) within five months but that the vaccine destroys any protection a person has from natural immunity.

The study is a large observational study that looks at 887,193 children aged 5 to 11 years in North Carolina, of whom 273,157 (30.8%) received at least one dose of Pfizer vaccine between November 1st 2021 and June 3rd 2022. The study includes 193,346 SARS-CoV-2 infections reported between March 11th 2020 and June 3rd 2022.

The researchers used a form of statistical modelling with adjustments for confounding factors (such as underlying conditions) to calculate estimates of vaccine effectiveness over time and against the different Covid variants.

The findings are depicted in the charts below. In chart A, notice that the green and blue lines, representing children vaccinated in November and December respectively, go through zero into negative territory at a sharp gradient within five months of the first injection.
Rest at link

https://dailysceptic.org/2022/09/12/covid-vaccine-destroys-natural-immunity-nejm-study-shows/


16 posted on 09/12/2022 3:25:13 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: T.B. Yoits

It’s a matter of watching for acceleration of growth of tumor cells or markers. Hopefully we can begin to treat tumor cells long before the cells start destroying the organs. Game changer (if not overly optimistic half truth).


17 posted on 09/12/2022 4:04:04 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: bitt

Btt


18 posted on 09/12/2022 4:07:29 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Salamander

Yes


19 posted on 09/12/2022 4:08:40 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: lightman

My fear is that unscrupulous doctors will tell healthy people that they have “tested positive” for “possible” cancer and need to undergo extensive, expensive, intrusive, debilitating radiation therapy to “catch it before it develops”... and it will all be a lie.


20 posted on 09/12/2022 4:23:23 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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