When it comes to cancer early detection and treatment is the best-case scenario. Early detection greatly improves your chance of receiving effective treatment. Most cancers mortalities (70%) are caused by cancers that are not commonly screened for. These cancers are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, when they are much harder to treat.
There are only a few cancer screenings that are widely recommended for screening asymptomatic patients. These screenings include: colonoscopies for colon cancer, mammography for breast cancer, Pap smears for cervical cancer, and PSA for prostate cancer. There is a lack additional, effective screening tests for other cancers. The Galleri test fills this very important void of providing a screening test for cancers that have not, until now, had widely available screening tests. The Galleri test looks for more than 50 types of cancers with a single blood sample. Dr. Mathieson recommends this test for all patients over 50 with a family history of cancer.