The Claim

Noncontrast screening whole-body MRI detected cancers in 68% of cases where no standard single-cancer screening method was available, suggesting that noncontrast screening whole-body MRI may fill gaps in current cancer screening protocols.

Source: Abstract 7406: Noncontrast screening whole body MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging for multi cancer detection: a retrospective case series study

What the research says

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In plain English

When doctors didn’t have a regular test to check for cancer, a special full-body MRI scan found cancer in nearly 7 out of 10 people—so it might help catch cancers that other tests miss.

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Noncontrast screening whole-body MRI detected cancers in 68% of cases where no standard single-cancer screening method was available, suggesting it may fill gaps in current screening protocols.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Abstract 7406: Noncontrast screening whole body MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging for multi cancer detection: a retrospective case series study

    This study used a special full-body MRI scan to find hidden cancers in people who didn’t have any standard cancer tests. It found that 68% of the cancers it caught were in types of cancer that normally aren’t checked for — meaning this MRI could help catch cancers other tests miss.

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