Hackensack Meridian Health, CancerIQ partner on cancer risk, early detection program
Hospital & Healthcare Management August 26, 2024
The HMH network is the first in New Jersey to offer this comprehensive, early detection and cancer risk management, joining a few programs in the nation in the broader endeavor of conducting cancer screening at scale, and cancer interception. The venture is a partnership between HICAP and CancerIQ, a best-in-class cancer-focused precision health platform, to launch a groundbreaking new program that aims to improve access to inform cancer risk care, shift cancer diagnoses to earlier stages, and reduce cancer burden at scale.
It is well established that earlier diagnosis translates into better outcomes. For example, the 5-year survival for cancers such as pancreatic and lung – typically diagnosed late – goes from 10-15% in advanced stage cancer to over 80-85%...