Early Detection of Cancer
"Early Detection of Cancer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Methods to identify and characterize cancer in the early stages of disease and predict tumor behavior.
| Descriptor ID |
D055088
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.390.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cancer Screening Tests- Cancer Screening Tests
- Cancer Screening Test
- Screening Test, Cancer
- Screening Tests, Cancer
- Test, Cancer Screening
- Tests, Cancer Screening
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2022 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Early Detection of Cancer" by people in Profiles.
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Mock Samples That Mimic Human Cervicovaginal Samples to Accelerate the Development and Evaluation of Assays for High-Risk HPV for Cervical Cancer Screening. J Med Virol. 2026 Apr; 98(4):e70931.
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Higher Sessile Serrated Lesion Detection Rates Calculated Using All Examinations Are Associated With Lower Risk for Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer: Data From the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr 01; 17(4):e00987.
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Validation of longitudinal biomarker screening algorithms for HCC detection in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 10(3).
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Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions: A Primer for Gastroenterologists. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2025 Nov 02; 27(1):71.
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AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2025 Nov; 169(6):1184-1231.
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Basal cell carcinoma risk prediction in survivors of childhood cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Nov 01; 117(11):2352-2361.
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Real-world data and clinical experience from over 100,000 multi-cancer early detection tests. Nat Commun. 2025 Oct 31; 16(1):9625.
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HES V2.0 validation and performance compared to GALAD and ASAP in the HEDS cohort. J Hepatol. 2026 Mar; 84(3):578-586.
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Head and Neck Cancer Screening: Current Status in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Carcinomas. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2026 Feb; 59(1):17-32.
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Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland's flagship lung cancer screening trial. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Sep 10; 12(1).