Test for micro-DNA siogns of cancer in blood fails to meet 20% reduction goal

https://archive.ph/20260223132247/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/health/cancer-detection-test-grail.html#selection-907.0-907.122

“The study’s goal was to show a 20 percent reduction in advanced cancers among those who got the test. That did not happen.”

The brief NYT review doesn’t discuss false positives. It’s likely that after a certain age we have a lot of cancer more or less lurking around. There’s no way this should get covered by insurance or medicare but that depends on bribes to Trump.