ACS CAN Supports the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Act (H.R. 842/S. 339)
Multi-Cancer Screening Tests Can Catch Cancer Early
The Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842/S. 339)
February 3, 2025
Multi-Cancer Screening Tests Can Catch Cancer Early
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. Multi-cancer early detection tests are innovative tests that have the potential to detect multiple cancers through the use of a single test. Several private and academic entities are currently developing multi-cancer early detection (MCED) 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.