GRAIL, Inc.

Detecting Cancer Early, When It Can Be Cured.

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Detecting Cancer Early, When It Can Be Cured.

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The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory was an American lunar science mission in NASA's Discovery Program which used high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure.

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A very good initiative. But what matters most is what will be the pricing for a single test. If it ends up being priced like the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations test then point is lost. One other thought is the psychological impact of such a test. There is a very good possibility that most people who takes this test might end up being positive for some sort of cancer. Although you might not have contracted cancer you might end being treating yourself like one, right?

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11yr ago

Great article on Grail in MIT Technology Review - http://www.technologyreview.com/...

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11yr ago

@flanaganlyfe great article thanks! One of the major problems historically is that the DNA mutations that are released are very trace, I've heard the analogy "needle in the haystack" more than once. Hopefully they can make their test something routine like a paps exam, now if we could get insurance on board :(

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11yr ago

@edwinespinosa09 I'm bullish, Illumina has the tech to succeed and scale where (many) others have failed.

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11yr ago

SuperFan Studio

Remarkable!!! if it does what it says, the world will benefit significantly using this. Would be interested to know the timelines.

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11yr ago

Hunter

@smdhruve It is scheduled for 2019. Check out the CEO's interview for more. https://twitter.com/CNBCi/status...

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11yr ago

Hunter

"At least half of all cancers in the United States are diagnosed in Stage III and Stage IV, leading to lower survival rates. Detecting cancer at the earliest stages dramatically increases the probability of a cure and long-term survival." - Huge potential here. I believe GRAIL is poised for rapid global scale. It imposes no limitation to how many times a person can go for screening as their screening is free from radiation exposures and invasive procedures. Good luck.

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11yr ago

I will be interested in reading the papers this tech is based on (not sure if they can detect a few specific cancers or most/all cancers). If they can really do this it will be very helpful, but of course detection is only one step toward treatment/cure - but the earlier you detect cancer the better.

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11yr ago

Great website, excited to see what the future holds! I'm assuming it will be years though before it passes testing and reaches the general public.

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11yr ago

I think it's unfortunate that the website doesn't have a "HOW can consumers access" section. I imagine a lot of people concerned about cancer are wondering what to do next.

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11yr ago

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