I had the same thought, but I think it still counts as asymptomatic. Symptomatic and detectable are two different things. For example, it's possible to have ea

I had the same thought, but I think it still counts as asymptomatic. Symptomatic and detectable are two different things. For example, it's possible to have early stage breast cancer or colon cancer but have no symptoms (yet). Which is why they do screenings to catch these early.