41.   In addition, he said, if the exams were detecting cancers earlier, then more should already have been found among the women performing self-examination.

42.   In addition, he said, the screenings could prevent deaths among those whose cancer would be detected early.

43.   In the interim, parents remain the best watchdogs for detecting this cancer early.

44.   Irvine, California-based Biopsys makes minimally invasive breast-biopsy devices to detect breast cancer.

45.   Mandela and his doctors want to take advantage of the fact that the cancer was detected early.

46.   Matritech has an FDA-approved urine test to detect bladder cancer and is developing a blood test to screen for breast cancer.

47.   Matritech will investigate the ability of its blood test to detect cancer, specifically to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions, and to identify patients with normal mammograms.

48.   Millions of men are tested annually for blood levels of PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, as a way of detecting prostate cancer in early stages.

49.   McCain has stressed the importance of having frequent checkups and detecting such cancers early.

50.   Medicare also covers a barium enema X-ray, which can detect colorectal cancer as well.