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 | 5 | 33 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Early Detection of Cancer" by people in Profiles.
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Individual and Co-Occurring Social Needs, and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Patients in Texas Federally Qualified Health Centers. J Prim Care Community Health. 2026 Jan-Dec; 17:21501319261448952.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Risk Stratification and Emerging Surveillance Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Expert Review. Gastroenterology. 2026 Jun; 170(7):1606-1615.
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Faecal haemoglobin-based referral and investigation prioritisation is associated with colorectal cancer-specific survival in symptomatic patients: a retrospective observational study. Br J Cancer. 2026 Jun; 134(11):1580-1591.
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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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Machine learning-based multimodal biomarkers enable accurate diagnosis and early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 07; 16(1):658.
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AI assistance improves reader agreement in digital mammography: A multireader crossover study of general and breast subspecialty radiologists. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 02; 16(1):1370.
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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 11; 169(6):1184-1231.