Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bloodstream. Future cancer screening tests could detect them early.

‘Three years earlier provides time for intervention,’ the lead researcher says of the early detection test. Mr. Curl covered ...

The test — called a multicancer early detection (MCED) test — looks for genetic material that’s shed by tumors into the ...

The Cancer People 45 and Younger Are Getting More Often. When Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in ...

New blood tests promise to detect malignancies before they’ve spread. But proving that these tests actually improve outcomes ...

Early detection for cancer is key to combating the disease, and now one organization claims it has a new test that can detect cancer cells before a tumor ever forms.

But a new blood test promises to change all that, researchers reported. The test looks for a specific immune response to ...

Prostate cancer has a high rate of survival when detected in the early stages. If your family has a history of such cancers, ...

Colorectal cancer screening gets a breakthrough with blood-based tests that are non-invasive, accessible, and encourage early ...

Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as ...