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Study Examines Cancer Risks After Cancer Diagnosis in Family Member
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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After a person is diagnosed with cancer, increased surveillance among their family members may result in the earlier detection of asymptomatic familial cancers. This phenomenon is called detection bias and may occur for a variety of cancers, according to a new study in the November 2 issue of the Journal of the