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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2014 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 2015 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2016 | 25 | 11 | 36 |
| 2017 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2026 | 13 | 3 | 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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Implementation of Risk Prediction Models Using Electronic Health Data for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Feasibility Study. Cancer Med. 2026 Oct; 15(10):e72368.
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The Vanguard Study: Assessing feasibility of conducting randomized trials of novel multi-cancer detection tests. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Oct; 169:108418.
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Positive Predictive Value of Symptoms for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Aug 03; 35(8):1276-1282.
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Heuriskance: a novel paradigm for systematic earlier detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Aug 01; 118(8):1353-1363.
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Brief Report: Mammogram Rates Among Women With and Without HIV in a Large Integrated Health Care System. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Jul 01; 101(7):694-700.
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Towards early detection of pancreatic cancer: The current status of cohort studies by the Diabetes-Pancreatic Ductal AdenoCarcinoma Working Group. Pancreatology. 2026 Aug; 26(5):659-663.
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Colorectal Cancer and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults With vs Without Adenoma on Prior Colonoscopy. JAMA. 2026 05 05; 335(17):1499-1506.
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Screening for Cervical Cancer: A Recommendation From the Women's Preventive Services Initiative. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul 01; 148(1):e3-e13.
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2026 Sep 15; 159(6):1477-1489.
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Temporal and geographic analyses of colorectal cancer screening during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a federally qualified health center. PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0345248.