Diagnosis: News and Research on Early Detection of Cancer

MeSH tree: E01.390.500

Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention

Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed ...

Blood tests for cancer? We're still a way off

A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at once, catching disease ...

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