Some genetics experts felt the event raised awareness of the importance of testing, while others had mixed feelings amid ...

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

Regular screening can bend the odds in your favor when it comes to four types of cancers. The science is less clear for the rest. By Simar Bajaj Screening can be a powerful weapon against cancer, ...

Chances are at least once in your life you’ll have some sort of cancer scare. The chief cancer control officer at the American Cancer Society says that the most common resolution of an abnormal test ...

A genetic risk score could one day help women with DCIS or LCIS know if they are high or low risk and decide which treatment ...

JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City’s renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, swallowed the first three chemotherapy pills to treat her squamous cell carcinoma on Jan.

New ovarian cancer test that detects risk of disease to be rolled out - The new test can dramatically cut the chance of being ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – University of Michigan researchers have developed a method for patients to test for skin cancer at home, similar to a COVID-19 test. A group of researchers from Nagrath Laboratory, ...

Doctors explain how to protect yourself against prostate cancer, common symptoms of prostate cancer, when to get screened, and how screening happens.

Want to B-positive about your health? Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a cutting-edge blood test that can detect signs of cancer three years before any symptoms surface. The breakthrough could ...

For years, it has been one of the most tantalizing ideas in medicine: One day, a simple blood test will detect nascent cancers - allowing doctors to intervene when tumors may be easier to treat. A ...