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Doctors said there have been promising developments in treatment and early-detection research in recent years.
Looking beyond smoking, lung-cancer activists want early detection and treatment Laura Ungar 2011
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"There was no discernible benefit from chest X-rays," said Christine Berg, chief of early-detection research at the National Cancer Institute and senior author of the study.
X-Rays No Help Against Lung Cancer Ron Winslow 2011
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Had my breast cancer been detected before it reached the lymph nodes, I might have avoided these "problems," which seem to me more onerous than the anxiety and testing that results from early-detection.
Readers' views on woman who has opted against mammograms Post 2010
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A cure remains distant, scientists said, but early-detection research promises more-immediate benefits.
Looking beyond smoking, lung-cancer activists want early detection and treatment Laura Ungar 2011
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A cure remains distant, scientists said, but early-detection research promises more-immediate benefits.
Looking beyond smoking, lung-cancer activists want early detection and treatment Laura Ungar 2011
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In another blow to early-detection efforts, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force earlier this month urged against routine use of the popular PSA test for prostate cancer, saying potential harms outweigh its benefits.
X-Rays No Help Against Lung Cancer Ron Winslow 2011
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Programs that provide mental-health support and early-detection systems for struggling students are also important.
Biden: Having teacher who's interested leads to student's success in community college 2009
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Does she not understand that if she eschews early-detection methods and is, unfortunately, diagnosed with breast cancer, it will be beyond the point of ambiguity?
Readers' views on woman who has opted against mammograms Post 2010
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Doctors said there have been promising developments in treatment and early-detection research in recent years.
Looking beyond smoking, lung-cancer activists want early detection and treatment Laura Ungar 2011
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Part of the answer lies in the complexity of running early-detection trials, which are inherently slippery, contentious, and prone to error.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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