Pan-Cancer Early Detection: Hype or Hope?

Cancer Cell. 2020 Jul 13;38(1):23-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.05.021. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Abstract

Universal cancer screening based on circulating DNA, proteins, metabolites, or other combinations has the potential to revolutionize early cancer detection, especially for cancers with no available screening modalities. Two recent publications in Science and Annals of Oncology highlight the potential benefits and limitations of single-test, multiple cancer screens.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Early Detection of Cancer*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography