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 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Early Detection of Cancer" by people in Profiles.
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Biomarker-Based Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Validation of the Protein-Based INTEGRAL-Risk Model. JAMA. 2026 Jul 28; 336(4):323-333.
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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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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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Frequent Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of Advanced-Stage Colorectal or Lung Cancer. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 09 01; 185(9):1102-1108.
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Update on Tumor Surveillance for Children with Hereditary Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 14; 31(16):3368-3376.
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Zero-inflated models for the evaluation of colorectal polyps in colon cancer screening studies-a value-based biostatistics practice. PeerJ. 2025; 13:e19504.
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Early Screening and Subtype Identification of High-Risk Lung Nodules via Breathprint by Graphene eNose Platform: A Large Cohort Study. ACS Sens. 2025 04 25; 10(4):3101-3111.
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Circulating tumor HPV DNA, antibodies to HPV16 early proteins, and oral HPV16 DNA as biomarkers for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer screening. Cancer Biomark. 2025 Jan; 42(1):18758592241313323.
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Occult metastases and survival of lung cancer by clinical diagnosis and CT screening: A simulation study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0313544.
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Update on Recommendations for Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Children with Genomic Instability Disorders. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Nov 15; 30(22):5009-5020.