Among patients undergoing first-time lung cancer screening, cancer survivors may have a slightly higher cancer detection rate ...

Early cancer detection significantly improves treatment outcomes and survival rates. Recognizing warning signs like ...

Doctors can order genetic tests for people at high risk of breast cancer, and insurance often covers those, Kamal says. For ...

Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

The results are similar to those of an earlier study that showed similar benefits of screening mammography in women who ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi is offering free colorectal screening kits to anyone 45 and older while supplies last. To receive a kit, call 316-268-5890 for one to be mailed.

The blood test is capable of detecting 50 cancer types and subtypes, including the ones considered most deadly, like pancreatic, ovarian, liver, esophageal, lung, and stomach cancers. Currently, it’s ...

Matthew Lillard advocates for colon cancer screening in a new ad from Exact Sciences' Cologuard test. In the spot, the actor ...

With state Medicaid programs facing cuts, two Rutgers studies shed light on the importance of promoting preventive cancer ...

"Liquid biopsy" tests using blood samples to screen for multiple types of cancer are attracting much attention, for their potential to catch unseen tumors.