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early detection
UK/ˈɜːli dɪˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/US/ˈɜrli dɪˈtɛkʃən/EAR·ly de·TEC·tion
Band 7+speakingtask2
finding a disease or problem at an early stage
Examples
“early detection of cancer”
“early detection through screening”
“early detection can save lives”
Band 8 sentence
“Widespread screening enables early detection of several cancers, which substantially improves survival rates.”
Collocations
- early detection of cancer
Word family
detect verbdetection noun
Common mistakes
to early detect cancer→to detect cancer early / early detection of cancer
early detections→early detection
Say it for a higher band
5find early→6detect early→7+early detection
Synonyms
early diagnosis
Easily confused
early diagnosis
“Early detection improves chances of survival, but a definitive diagnosis is required before starting treatment.”
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