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cancer screening test |
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cancer screening test Cancer screen A measurable clinical or lab parameter used to detect early malignancy; although these tests are relatively nonspecific, they are highly sensitive, and detect many persons who are 'abnormal' for the
parameter being measured Examples Occult blood in stool–colorectal CA; mammography–to detect microcalcifications and densities for breast CA. See Cancer screening, Cancer screening guideline. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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First, the question is whether testing giant LabCorp jumped the gun in selling OvaSure as an ovarian cancer screening test before researchers proved that it catches the tumor in an early, treatable stage without falsely alarming too many healthy women. First, the question is whether testing giant LabCorp jumped the gun in selling OvaSure as an ovarian cancer screening test before researchers proved that it catches the tumor in an early, treatable stage without falsely alarming too many healthy women. EXACT Sciences, which has developed a stool-based DNA colorectal cancer screening test, said it reached out to 40 companies earlier this year in an unsuccessful attempt to sell itself. |
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