screening test

British

noun

a simple test performed on a large number of people to identify those who have or are likely to develop a specified disease

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However, none of these approaches has yet led to a validated screening test suitable for widespread use before symptoms begin.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Exact Sciences offers cancer screening and diagnostic products, including Cologuard, a colorectal cancer screening test.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Exact Sciences sells Cologuard, an at-home colon cancer screening test.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

"The screening test is an intimate examination and, for some survivors of sexual violence, that can be really re-traumatising and that's why it's vital for this service to exist."

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

She had taken time off last year after a announcing that an unspecified cancer had been revealed in a screening test.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

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