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A Breakthrough in Early Cancer Detection

Multi colored cancer ribbons. Early cancer detection, biomarkers.

Fact checked by Jim Lacy Because many cancers have no known biomarkers — molecules found in the body that link to a specific condition — those cancers are often discovered in patients at later stages. But that’s starting to change.   Exact Sciences, in Madison, Wisconsin, has identified biomarkers that predict very early-stage cancer, before people […]