THE FUSE

At the very moment there’s a dramatic rise in cancer rates in young people, there’s also a dramatic rise in ads, social media and conversations about new blood tests and scans that claim to catch cancer early. They’re tests doctors don’t routinely request, because they’re not FDA-approved (yet). But given that one in five people will develop cancer, the ongoing overhaul of the current public health system, wondering whether or not these buzzy tests actually deliver—and whether or not you need one—makes perfect sense.