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Finding cancer early creates the best chance for successful treatment

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Screening tests look for cancer before symptoms appear. Currently, only 5 types of cancer—colorectal, lung (for those at risk), breast, cervical, and prostate—have recommended screening tests that can identify cancer earlier.

 

Most other cancers, like pancreatic and ovarian, do not show symptoms early and are often diagnosed at a later stage.2

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When cancer is diagnosed early before it has time to spread, the overall 5-year cancer-specific survival rate is 4 times higher than when cancer is diagnosed late.