Better prevention, detection and treatment of cancer have been the basis of initiatives large and small, from the War on Cancer and Cancer Moonshot, to fundraising walks in communities across America. But our progress has been modest.
Among nearly 40 major cancer types or disease sites, only five — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers — can be detected at early stages through imaging or lab tests.
Even for those cancers we can detect early, we’re not seeing enough of…
