
Blood Test for Multiple Cancers Clears Key Hurdle on Path to FDA Approval
A blood test designed to detect multiple types of cancer has passed a significant regulatory milestone, though experts say more research is still needed.

A blood test designed to detect multiple types of cancer has passed a significant regulatory milestone, though experts say more research is still needed.

An independent panel of experts will decide whether to recommend approval of Grail's Galleri test, which the company says can detect signs of up to 50 types of cancer from a single blood draw.

An independent panel of experts has cautiously recommended approval of Grail's Galleri test, which the company says can detect up to 50 forms of cancer.

Maya, 13, from Hythe in Kent, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age three.

Ted Okon tells Al Jazeera that structural issues in US health care could prevent universal treatment even if a cancer cure were found.
As states set rules for who qualifies for exemptions from Medicaid work requirements, families say the criteria for proving disability are leaving vulnerable patients without coverage, according to NPR Health.

A report from BBC Health sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

Italian club Como have extended forward Roberta Picchi's contract following her diagnosis with breast cancer, according to BBC Sport.

Moshiri says she was diagnosed with polycythaemia vera in November 2024 after her GP flagged irregular blood test results.

The broadcaster said she chose to speak publicly about her illness to raise awareness of the disease.