Early Detection Research Network: Translational Research to Identify Early Cancerand Cancer Risk. Initial Report

摘要

The National Cancer Institute is pleased to issue this initial report on theEarly Detection Research Network, a program of the Division of Cancer Prevention. The Network is one of the Institute's premier enterprises for translational research on earlier cancer detection and risk assessment. The concept behind the Network, as described in this report, is straightforward: For most cancers, successful treatment depends on early detection, and successful prevention depends on the accurate evaluation of risk. The Early Detection Research Network seeks to give treatments the opportunity to work and to make prevention possible.