How To Use Presymptomatic In A Sentence
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One crucial criterion in justifying a screening programme is that intervention is more effective in presymptomatic disease than after symptoms have appeared.
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To provide genetic testing and interpretation of test results at the request of physicians or genetic counselors for the purpose of disease diagnosis, carrier status determination, risk assessment, prenatal testing, or presymptomatic testing
Laboratory Rotation
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With this trove of information in hand, patients will be able to ask presymptomatic questions to minimize their risk of developing disease.
The $1,000 Genome
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Individuals may seek presymptomatic testing so that those carrying the gene can be more vigilant with breast examination and mammography, or alternatively opt for prophylactic mastectomy or oophorectomy.
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One crucial criterion in justifying a screening programme is that intervention is more effective in presymptomatic disease than after symptoms have appeared.
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Furthermore, epidemiologic data in presymptomatic individuals with longitudinal follow-up are not well-established.
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In secondary prevention also called screening, a disease is prevented by screening for its early, presymptomatic stage.
The Emperor of All Maladies
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Some tumors are inherently benign, genetically determined to never reach the fully malignant state; and some tumors are intrinsically aggressive, and intervention at even an early, presymptomatic stage might make no difference to the prognosis of a patient.
The Emperor of All Maladies
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Suppose a new test has been invented in the laboratory to detect an early, presymptomatic stage of a particular form of cancer, say, the level of a protein secreted by cancer cells into the serum.
The Emperor of All Maladies
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But if a microscope could detect a presymptomatic state in scraped-off cervical tissue, then could another means of “seeing” cancer detect an early lesion in another cancer-afflicted organ?
The Emperor of All Maladies
