Being potentially able to prevent a large number of deaths by something as simple as a blood test for circulating tumor DNA could make certain cancer types a manageable disease, as disease onset can be detected earlier and positive treatment outcomes can likely be increased.
Mogućnost sprečavanja velikog broja smrti jednostavnom pretragom krvi na cirkulirajuću tumorsku DNA, neke bi tipove raka pretvorilo u bolesti koje se mogu nadzirati, jer se početak bolesti može rano uočiti i pozitivan učinak tretmana će vrlo vjerojatno biti veći.