The New Annual Cancer Screen is an affordable Blood Draw!!

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*🔎 “What if your annual health check could see the cancers no one else checks for?”

That’s the idea behind CancerGuard™ — the first multi-cancer early detection blood test that casts a wider net than traditional screening.

🧬 What It Actually Checks

CancerGuard isn’t one cancer test — it’s a 50+ cancer signal detector from a single blood draw.

Think of it as a broad-spectrum radar for unusual DNA/protein signals that cancers shed into the bloodstream.

Here’s the real deal:

🎯 Lung & bronchus cancers

🎯 Pancreatic cancer

🎯 Liver & bile duct cancers

🎯 Stomach & esophageal cancers

🎯 Ovarian cancer

🎯 Kidney & bladder cancers

🎯 Head & neck cancers…and more.

It may detect signals for breast or prostate cancer, but it’s not meant to replace standard screening for those.

📊 Here’s what the science says:

• Detects signals in ~64 % of cancers in development studies

• ~97 % specificity — so false positives are low

• Finds ~1/3 of cancers early (Stage I/II) when outcomes are better

• Models suggest combined with guideline screening, this could mean fewer late-stage diagnoses and fewer deaths over time

📅 How It Fits With Your Screening

The CDC still recommends screenings:

✔ Mammograms (or other screening modality of choice)

✔ Colonoscopy/Cologuard or annual FIT tests

✔ Pap/HPV testing

✔ Lung CT if you qualify

Those tests catch cancers where we have proven recommendations.

CancerGuard is additional insight — especially for cancers that don’t yet have routine screening tools.

Who it’s for:

• Adults 50–84

• No active cancer diagnosis in the last 3 years

• Want more early detection insight

🧠 What a Result Means: this is a little tricky...

🟥 Positive signal: Something unusual showed up — not a diagnosis by itself. It means we need targeted follow-up with imaging or specialist evaluation.

🟩 Negative: Lowers likelihood, but doesn’t guarantee no cancer. You still keep up with guideline screenings.

💡 Giving it to you straight....

CancerGuard gives you a broader view than traditional screening — almost like moving from a flashlight to a radar sweep. It’s not perfect, and it’s not a replacement, but it’s the biggest leap in early detection coverage we’ve had in decades and affordable in comparison to previous available metrics.

Would you want this test?

No, not for me

Yes, I have family with cancer so this is a great screening tool.

I want to know more...

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