The problem, says Howard Schilit, an accounting expert at Financial Shenanigans Detection Group in Key Biscayne, Fla.

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Another key player in the biothreat detection space is Combimatrix (nyse: CBMX - news - people ).

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Early detection is also key in the fight against breast cancer.

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She said she has a history of fibrocystic breast tissue, which made making a diagnosis difficult, and said early detection through regular mammograms was key for her.

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Early detection, she learned, was the key to saving lives.

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The CEO Cancer Gold Standard is a result of this collaboration, and marks the first-ever accreditation process established for employers to take action in five key areas of health: diet and nutrition, physical activity, tobacco cessation, screening for early detection of cancer and access to quality medical treatment and clinical trials.

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