Early detection

Early detection of cancer increases the chances of survival. To achieve early detection, we need efficient and personalized screening of people at risk for the development of cancer. This requires better techniques to detect cancer at an early stage and distinguish between lesions that need immediate treatment or a surveillance (wait-and-see) protocol.

Our researchers work on fundamental, (pre)clinical, translational and implementation questions. The Netherlands Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the AVL Center for Early Detection, offers our researchers the best infrastructure to develop and optimize personalized screening and test novel techniques to detect cancer at an early stage of development.