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See allAI Molecular Clocks Promise Earlier Cancer Detection. Do They Deliver?
Epigenetic clocks and machine learning are being pointed at early cancer detection. We separate what the 2026 evidence shows from what the headlines imply, from breast cancer risk to the NHS-Galleri trial.
