Transforming the landscape of early cancer detection using blood tests-Commentary on current methodologies and future
1Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Liu.Minetta@mayo.edu.
British Journal of Cancer
|February 9, 2021
Abstract:
Early cancer detection should lead to an overall stage shift, less-intensive treatments and better patient outcomes. Current recommended screening programmes are limited to a handful of individual cancers. A multi-cancer early detection test that simultaneously detects and localises multiple cancers could reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with cancer.
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