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

Pan-Cancer Early Detection: Hype or Hope?

Sudhir Srivastava  1 , Sam Hanash  2
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Pan-Cancer Early Detection: Hype or Hope?

Sudhir Srivastava et al. Cancer Cell. .
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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.

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Declaration of Interests S.H. has IP filings related to pancreatic cancer and lung cancer biomarkers with applications to cancer detection. One IP filing was licensed to Thrive Technologies (one author of Lennon et al., 2020 is affiliated with Thrive Technologies).

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