ACS CAN Supports Legislation to Allow Medicare to Cover Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests
Multi-Cancer Screening Tests Can Catch Cancer Early
ACS CAN Multi-Cancer Early Detection Factsheet
April 1, 2023
Earlier screening for cancer is important because when detected at later stages, treatments are more limited, and outcomes are generally poorer. Medicare enrollees should have access to multi-cancer screening tests when the benefit is clinically shown. These innovative tests have the potential to detect more cancers at earlier stages. Several private and academic entities are currently developing multi-cancer early detection blood-based tests. Published data indicate that some of these tests can screen for many different types of cancers at the same time, including some rare cancers.