27 – Multi-Cancer Early Cancer Detection at the Doctor's Office

Dr. Patrick McGill was instrumental in introducing Community Health Network to multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing and integrating it into routine screenings offered to patients. Dr. McGill is Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Network, and as a practicing primary care physician he believes strongly in the importance of catching cancer as early as possible to improve outcomes for patients. In this episode he shares how MCED has made an impact at Community Health Network.    Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X9PyQeiO0HM  Help shape future episodes by taking our survey: https://bit.ly/3sQkbrN  Transcripts: https://grail.com/podcast/  Sign up for GRAIL's newsletter: https://grail.com/newsletter-signup/    The Galleri test does not detect a signal for all cancers. Not all cancers can be detected in the blood. False positive and false negative results do occur. Galleri is a screening test and does not diagnose cancer. Diagnostic testing is needed to confirm cancer. The Galleri test should be used in addition to healthcare provider recommended screening tests.    Rx only. See Important Safety Information: http://bit.ly/33m8pFa    Based on a clinical study of people ages 50 to 79, around 1% are expected to receive a Cancer Signal Detected result. After diagnostic evaluation, around 40% of these people are expected to have a confirmed cancer diagnosis.