Former White House economist: science has delivered a cancer detection revolution, now the FDA must keep pace

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Nobody should defend the status quo.

Routine screening exists for only a handful of cancers.

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  • Reported by Fortune and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:03:37 UTC.

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