Gates: Grail cancer test detects tumors far earlier than traditional methods
Bill Gates · Nikhil Kamath x Bill Gates | People by WTF | Ep. #1 · Nikhil Kamath · Jun 14, 2024 · at 12:36
Bill Gates recommends the Grail multi-cancer early detection blood test during a discussion on health routines with Nikhil Kamath.
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“And now there's the thing called the Grail test. It's not covered By all insurance in the US, so probably not by much in India, but if you can afford it, ah, that is almost magical at helping to see cancers way before other techniques would catch those.”
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