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Which country has commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer?
A
Russia
B
France
C
China
D
United Kingdom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain begins world’s largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britain begins world’s largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer | Mint.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Galleri test? Galleri is a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test that looks for a signal shared across more than 50 types of cancer through a simple blood draw. Many of these cancers are not commonly screened for today and otherwise may go unnoticed before symptoms appear.

Detailed explanation-4: -GRAIL’s Galleri test, named one of Time magazine’s best inventions of 2022 and a breakthrough of the year from The Atlantic, is a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test to spot early signals in the blood that are associated with many cancers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most well-known of these is the “Greek test, ” developed by the Research Genetic Cancer Centre (R.G.C.C.) in Greece. The formal name of this test is Onconomics Plus. The Onconomics Plus test is used by some alternative practitioners to analyze the number of circulating tumor cells, and also additional information.

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