— These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening toolsIn 2020 (the most recent year for which federal U.S. incidence data are available), 1,603,844 new cases of cancer were reportedopens in a new tab or window and 602,347 people died of cancer. Despite substantial progress in prevention, screening, and treatment for more of its common forms, cancer remains the second leading cause of deathopens in a new tab or window in the U.S. (2022), surpassed only by heart disease. A stated goal of Healthy People 2030opens in a new tab or window reads, "Reduce new cases...