Non-invasive Early Detection of Cancers

Dear Colleagues,

The early detection of cancer is currently the most effective way to improve treatment success and prognosis. Early detection usually means the detection of cancers at a very early stage, before the early cancer signs or symptoms arise in mass population screening. Detecting cancer in mass screening is commonly performed in certain cancer types (breast, cervical, lung, and gastric cancer). However, there are problems with mass screening (detection rate, sensitivity, specificity and screening rate, cost). It is also a big issue that while cancer screening is usually useful when it comes to common cancers, there is no screening test for rare cancers. In this regard, the development of novel detection methods with high accuracy for cancer (especially for rare types of cancer) is expected.

A non-invasive detection method for cancer has recently been reported based on the cancer cell biology, which works by detecting cancer cell metabolites including cell-free DNA, microRNA, and circulating tumor cells (CTCs). This Topical Collection will highlight non-invasive early detection methods (screening test, device) for various types of cancers for improving prognosis.

Prof. Dr. Tsuyoshi Sugiura
Collection Editor

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