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Early Detection
Early Detection (Cancer in 2026: How Immunotherapy Is Reshaping the Odds · What the Report Means for Immunotherapy) — "Close the early detection gap: Cancer st…
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- Close the early detection gap in cancer diagnosis
- Cancer stage at diagnosis remains critical
- Only 17% of pancreatic cancers are detected at the localized stage
- Only 28% of lung cancers are detected at the localized stage
- Lung cancer screening can reduce mortality by up to 24% in high-risk individuals
- Only about 18% of eligible patients received lung cancer screening
- Screening rates are lower among people under 60 and Native Americans
- Screening among people under 60 was below 13%
- Screening among Native Americans was 14%
- Earlier detection gives immunotherapy its best chance to work
- Localized lung cancer has 65% five-year survival, compared with 10% for distant-stage disease