U.S.launchesresearchnetworktoevalsuateemergingcancerscreeningtechnologies_GuangmingOnlineLOSANGELES,Feb.21(Xinhua)--TheU.S.NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)haslaunchedaclinicaltrialsnetworktoevalsuateemergingtechnologiesforcancerscreening,theagencysaidonWednesday.TheCancerScreeningResearchNetworkwillinvestigateonhowtoidentifycancersearlier,whentheymaybeeasiertotreat.EightgroupshavereceivedfundingfromtheNationalCancerInstitute(NCI),partofNIH,tocarryouttheinitialactivitiesofthenetwork."Emergingtechnologiessuchasmulti-cancerdetectiontestscouldtransformcancerscreeningandhelptoextendthelivesofmanymorepeople.Weneedtobesurethatthesetechnologiesworkandunderstandhowtousethemsotheybenefiteveryone,"saidW.KimrynRathmell,directorofNCI.In2024,thenetworkwilllaunchapilotstudy,knownastheVanguardStudyonMulti-CancerDetection,toaddressthefeasibilityofusingmulti-cancerdetectiontestsinfuturerandomizedcontrolledtrials,accordingtoNIH."Ourgoalistosystematicallyevalsuatecancerscreeningtechnologiestounderstandhowbesttousethemtoultimatelysavelives.Datacollectedthroughtheseclinicaltrialscanbeusedtodevelopevidence-basedguidelinesforcancerscreening,"saidLoriM.Minasian,deputydirectoroftheDivisionofCancerPreventionatNCI.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.