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I suppose then that Theranos was never really viable based on the technology back then, as this seems to use "next-generation sequencing" tech.
No one doubts that you can fly to the Moon for 50 billion dollars. Perhaps, in the future, it will be feasible to fly there for 5 million dollars. But 50 dollars is beyond the realms of possibility.
For clarification, it tests for 47 genes which are associated with increased risk of cancer. It doesn’t help tell you whether or not you have cancer, in contrast to blood tests like Galleri, which can do that. 0: https://www.galleri.com/
While this is fantastic, aren't these genes identified by 23andme other low-cost DNA tests? I'm sure they do the BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants. Or are there many more variants in this test?
(for a while, only Myriad could do any tests with brca1/2 because they had a patent on the literal gene sequence. it went to the supreme court and the court said no, you cannot patent human gene sequences)
It’s about $1000 per test.
For clarification, it tests for 47 genes which are associated with increased risk of cancer. It doesn’t help tell you whether or not you have cancer, in contrast to blood tests like Galleri, which can do that. 0: https://www.galleri.com/
In what way is any of that actionable? Are there specific recommendations besides "eat right, exercise, don't smoke"? Sounds like something that could just induce anxiety.
My primary concern with these are: what will it mean in a possible future to know your risk profile, and your ability to get/maintain health insurance, also without having to pay premiums. I live in the Netherlands, so probably not too much, but US could be different, and who knows what the future holds. Anyway, this makes me less/not want to take them...
For clarification, it tests for 47 genes which are associated with increased risk of cancer. It doesn’t help tell you whether or not you have cancer, in contrast to blood tests like Galleri, which can do that. 0: https://www.galleri.com/
In what way is any of that actionable? Are there specific recommendations besides "eat right, exercise, don't smoke"? Sounds like something that could just induce anxiety.
I haven't looking into this specifically, so I have no idea if that works for the types of cancers this tests for. My point is applies to testing just generally speaking
My primary concern with these are: what will it mean in a possible future to know your risk profile, and your ability to get/maintain health insurance, also without having to pay premiums. I live in the Netherlands, so probably not too much, but US could be different, and who knows what the future holds. Anyway, this makes me less/not want to take them...