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,
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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 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Early Detection of Cancer" by people in Profiles.
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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).
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Detection of Cancers Three Years prior to Diagnosis Using Plasma Cell-Free DNA. Cancer Discov. 2025 Sep 04; 15(9):1794-1802.
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Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Setting: The PRESTIS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Sep 01; 185(9):1119-1127.
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Frequent Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of Advanced-Stage Colorectal or Lung Cancer. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Sep 01; 185(9):1102-1108.
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Group concept mapping to develop a salon-based HPV self-collection intervention. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec; 36(12):1753-1762.
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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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Pediatric Cancer Predisposition and Surveillance Update: Summary Perspective and Future Directions. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Jul 01; 31(13):2581-2588.
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Update on Surveillance in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Jun 13; 31(12):2271-2277.
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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.