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Screening and Early Detection

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Screening is the evaluation of populations or individuals who are clinically healthy in order to detect occult (“hidden”) cancer or premalignant disease that can be cured by treatment. Screening and/or other measures taken to encourage early detection of cancer — among those who may be unaware that they have symptoms or signs of the disease — are sometimes referred to as “secondary prevention.”

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  1. P. G. Gill
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  1. University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1300 University Avenue, 7C, 53706, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Richard R. Love MD (Professor of Human Oncology, and American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology) (Professor of Human Oncology, and American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology)

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Gill, P.G., Tattersall, M.H.N. (1994). Screening and Early Detection. In: Love, R.R. (eds) Manual of Clinical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85159-9_7

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