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In an accessible yet fastidiously researched intervention Early Detection sets out the urgent necessity of fundamentally re-directing the US's approach to cancer treatment if President Biden's recently announced prioritization of the issue is to be successful.Catching cancer early remains the single best approach to fighting this deadly disease, the second-leading killer both in the US and worldwide. Yet, the health system often fails to do so, even when the necessary tools are available. Early Detection looks at shortcomings in cancer screening efforts and how early detection procedures can be expanded and improved..Early Detection explores cancer screening systematically and scientifically, examining the subject from the level of individual tests all the way up to the roles and incentives of large healthcare systems and the federal government.