The Claim

Whole-body MRI identifies cancer in 6% (95% CI: 0.05–0.08) of asymptomatic individuals with TP53 germline mutations at baseline screening, and 41 out of 46 cancers detected through this method are at an early stage.

Source: Baseline surveillance in Li Fraumeni syndrome using whole-body MRI: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis

What the research says

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In plain English

A full-body MRI scan can find cancer in about 6 out of every 100 people who have a rare inherited gene mutation (TP53) but feel perfectly fine — and most of those cancers are caught early, when they’re easier to treat.

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Whole-body MRI identifies cancer in 6% (95% CI: 0.05–0.08) of asymptomatic TP53 germline mutation carriers at baseline screening, with 41 of 46 cancers detected at an early stage.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Baseline surveillance in Li Fraumeni syndrome using whole-body MRI: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis

    This study checked if whole-body MRI can find cancer early in people with a rare gene mutation that makes them prone to cancer, and it found that yes — it finds cancer in 6% of them at the first scan, and most of those cancers are caught early.

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