National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cancer Screening

Synonyms

Cancer Screening for Patients

Cancer Screening

Screening of Cancer

Early Cancer Detection

cancer screening

Screening

Definitions

The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor, usually before there are any symptoms.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15406

ALT_DEFINITION

Clinical testing designed to identify the presence of a specific cancer in an asymptomatic individual or population thought to be at risk of that specific cancer. The intent is to find cancers at the earliest possible stage in their development, in order to improve the chances for disease cure.

code

C15406

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118169

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CTRP

GDC

DEFINITION

The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor, usually before there are any symptoms.

Display_Name

Cancer Screening

FULL_SYN

Cancer Screening for Patients

Cancer Screening

Screening of Cancer

Early Cancer Detection

cancer screening

Screening

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198091

label

Cancer Screening

Legacy Concept Name

Cancer_Screening

Maps_To

Special screening examination for neoplasms

Screening

Preferred_Name

Cancer Screening

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15406

Semantic_Type

Diagnostic Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0199230

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15419

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