For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears. Doctors could screen and treat patients ...

In July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new blood-based test to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC). The FDA's approval of Shield (Guardant Health) marks a notable achievement, as ...

Feb. 17, 2023 – In January 2022, Anthony Arenz, a 51-year-old living in Mesa, AZ, breathed a small sigh of relief. It would be welcome news to anyone, but especially to a firefighter, whose job brings ...

The ctDNA test showed 79.2% sensitivity and 91.5% specificity for CRC detection in a diverse cohort. The study met primary end points but had limited sensitivity for advanced precancerous lesions.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “In the United States, the lifetime risk for getting colorectal cancer for men is one in 23 and for woman it is ...

When your period starts getting irregular around this age (approximately 45-50 years), it is considered perimenopause. This time is succeeded by menopause when the periods stop and the period after ...

Cancer has always been a major health concern for women, as in most cases, doctors say early detection could have yielded favourable treatment results. According to oncologists, cancer screening blood ...

Although considered a single class, fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) vary in their ability to detect advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) and should not be considered interchangeable, new research ...

A small proportion – 14.1% – of all diagnosed cancers in the United States are detected by screening with a recommended screening test, according to a new report. The remaining diagnosed cancers tend ...

Diabetes-related nephropathy is a potential complication of diabetes. Tests to help screen for nephropathy include urine protein tests, imaging tests, kidney biopsy, and glomerular filtration rate. A ...