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The concept of the examination of apparently healthy people for the presence of occult cancer originated some forty years ago. In the intervening years the techniques and methods, the groups surveyed and the results obtained have varied widely. Also, there has developed considerable diversity of opinion regarding the accomplishments and future promise of cancer detection.
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International Union against Cancer. Commission on Cancer Control. Cancer Detection Committee. (1966). Introduction. In: Cancer Detection. UICC Monograph Series, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00159-2_1
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