AMSTERDAM — An investigational breath test is showing promise for the detection of esophageal and gastric cancers, potentially avoiding expensive endoscopies for patients who do not need them, say UK ...

A circulating cell-free DNA test for patients with gastrointestinal cancers has a 90% accuracy rate to detect patients’ cancers and could provide a standard test in the future, according to new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An investigational blood-based assay demonstrated efficacy in detecting multiple types of cancer, including ...

MARRERO, La. (WVUE) - When it comes to cooking, Louisianians love their foods with flavor. But for some residents like Leslie Jones, many of those mouth-watering meals or treats trigger severe stomach ...

A simple colorimetric test is described that can be easily done and quickly read as positive or negative and is adaptable to the emergency situation of the patient with massive upper gastrointestinal ...

It is possible to diagnose gastrointestinal problems by simply breathing. It's called the breath test. While the test isn't new, the newest version brings almost instant results. Laura Massa, a nurse ...

University of Chicago researchers have developed a method to diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier in patients. By collecting samples from the portal vein—which carries blood from the gastrointestinal ...

A simple but powerful test distinguishes between a pair of nearly identical gastrointestinal cancers that require different treatment. The analytical approach has application for other cancers and for ...

Qiagen has received clearance from U.S. regulators to market its gastrointestinal-illness test. The Netherlands life-sciences and diagnostics company said Thursday that the Food and Drug ...

The Lactose Intolerance Breath Test is a gastrointestinal test that detects lactose intolerance, a condition affecting more than 50 million Americans. Proper detection enables effective treatment of ...