Ray noticed a change in his health, but like many of us, he had plenty of reasons to wait.

Then a DetecTogether program at work changed his thinking—and one phone call put him on the path to getting the care he needed.

Peter Deckers, MD

A Cancer Surgeon’s Advice: What I Wish Every Patient Knew Before Their Diagnosis

Peter Deckers, MD, reflects on words that have stayed with him: “I knew something had changed, but I didn't think it was important enough to bother my doctor.” Not because every symptom is cancer. It isn’t—and most aren’t. 

Read on as Dr. Deckers’ shares how that hesitation can change prognosis.

What We Know — and Don't Yet Know — About Training Doctors to Catch Cancer Sooner

A new review looked at 10 programs that train primary-care teams to catch cancer symptoms sooner. The training worked — clinicians reasoned better and followed up more reliably. But almost none of the studies measured whether patients were diagnosed any faster.

That gap points to the principle behind 3 Steps Detect®: earlier detection depends on behavior, not just better technology. And whether those changes lead to earlier diagnosis matters, too.

Myth: If something were seriously wrong, I’d be in pain.

Fact: Cancer often causes no pain at all. The National Cancer Institute advises people not to wait for pain before seeing a doctor about a change that persists.

Pain is how most of us know something is wrong. Cancer doesn't reliably use it.

Did you know that when you go to a doctor’s appointment, there are always two experts in the room?

Our new video might change the way you think about your next visit.

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