Cancer is the leading cause of death among Americans ages 45 to 64. Two major reasons why are that we find most cancers too late and our cancer-screening system remains remarkably narrow.
Start with the status quo, which nobody should defend. Routine screening exists for only a handful of cancers. Together, recommended screening programs catch only about one in seven cancers diagnosed in the United States. Nearly 70% of cancer deaths come from cancers for which there is no recommended screening test at all.
