[FRONTIERS IN CANCER PREDICTION AND EARLY DETECTION].

Israel is below the global average of cancer mortality thanks to early diagnosis plans and advanced treatment, yet every year about 30,000 patients are diagnosed with cancer and 11,000 die from it. Many patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage of malignancy in which curative surgery cannot be offered. Early detection and intervention have been proven to be of greatest importance in reducing cancer morbidity and mortality.