Is the Galleri multi-cancer blood test worth it? A doctor explains real-world performance data and explains why no major medical society recommends the test for screening.
Drugmaker Novartis’ Super Bowl ad explained that prostate cancer screening starts with a simple blood test, aiming to dispel fear of an exam for a treatable cancer.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old woman with a diagnosis of heart failure. My B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level is getting higher again, up to over 2,000 pg/mL. It was once 6,000 pg/mL and was ...