The City Council approved cancer screenings for public works employees in a split vote Jan. 20. Councilmembers Addison Winslow, Katie Hawley and Bryce Goldstein were opposed to the Galleri cancer screenings that will be available every three years.
The disagreement centered on whether a technology not approved by the FDA — a blood-based multi-cancer early detection test — should be available to more city employees, and whether the matter should be handled by the city’s Human Resources Office.