Detecting cancer at the earliest stages dramatically increases long-term survival, hence the successful development of a pan-cancer screening test for asymptomatic individuals would make the first major dent in global cancer mortality.
GRAIL’s unique structure enables it to take on this grand challenge. GRAIL has been formed as a separate company, majority owned by
“We hope today is a turning point in the war on cancer,” said
“The holy grail in oncology has been the search for biomarkers that could reliably signal the presence of cancer at an early stage,” said Dr.
“GRAIL’s rigorous, science-based approach with leading medical and policy advisors worldwide is unprecedented in the fight to defeat cancer,” said
GRAIL has secured the counsel of a world-class set of industry and cancer experts for the company’s advisory board, including Dr.
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