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Re:U.S. plans trial of early detection blood tests for multi... by threeseed on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:52AM (#31845274)
But the other question is whether the endgame is prevention or treatment at all.

Are some types of cancer better treated like HIV/AIDS where it's simply managed.

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Re:U.S. plans trial of early detection blood tests for multi... by jmcgough on Thursday June 23, 2022 @02:02AM (#31845660)
Seems like an odd example when HIV/AIDS can be prevented through PrEP now.
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Re:U.S. plans trial of early detection blood tests for multi... by arcticbull on Thursday June 23, 2022 @02:54AM (#31845939)
HIV/AIDS is a bad example but theres a bunch of cancers or tumors that you get very late in life, which grow slowly. A good example is an acoustic neuroma [1]. In many cases, you're going to die long before it takes you out.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma

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