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Early cancer detection Galleri test: Anybody using it?
Cancer | Last Active: Dec 11, 2024 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
It's important to mention that Galleri is not a "test" but a "screening." False positives are not uncommon with screening technologies. Mammograms are similarly a "screening" tool. It's why so many of us need follow-up sonograms or MRI, but then do not have cancer. Choosing to use a screening instrument I have to accept that it comes with that temporary anxiety as I wait for the results. Those 2 weeks or so of worry are nothing compared with having a longer, healthier life.
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I had the Galleri test last spring and got a negative result. I have not had cancer but had some symptoms that could have signaled the presence of cancer. I also had a CT scan which showed nothing but noted a couple of nodules that bear watching.
The Galleri test results were very reassuring.
As a Canadian I had to seek out both tests in the USA and pay out of pocket, as in our healthcare system my symptoms were not ‘serious’ enough to warrant anything further than an ultrasound, for which I had to wait four weeks.