Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

Researchers are studying tests called liquid biopsies, which can provide vital information about cancer genes using only a blood sample. A blood test to find cancer even before it shows any symptoms ...

Importantly, stomach cancer is also being diagnosed in an increasing number of younger people -- that is, those younger than 50. In 2019, these cancers -- also called early-onset -- accounted for ...

A handheld device appears to have real promise in using saliva samples to diagnose breast cancers The 'biosensor' detects certain biomarkers in saliva that are unique to breast cancer More work must ...

SEATTLE — Doctors use blood tests to figure out cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and certain infections. But what if there's a blood test for cancer? The technology for a test like this has been ...

When Christy Fennewald was 36, she felt a lump in one of her breasts, but a diagnostic ultrasound didn't pick up that it was suspicious. Nine months later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and ...

In 2022, more than 13,000 people died from ovarian cancer, according to the CDC. A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women, according to a ...

A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health ...

Teal Health is the first federally approved at-home cervical cancer screening. The Food and Drug Administration approved the ...

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