Researchers hope to improve survival rates through early detection with a blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer.

Exact Science’s Michelle Beidelschies, PhD, reveals how a multi-biomarker class multi-cancer early detection test (MCED) blood test can help health systems expand detection across more cancers earlier ...

Labcorp added to its suite of tests designed to detect cancer recurrence much earlier than traditional imaging.

Quebec is replacing pap tests with a more sensitive human papillomavirus test to detect cervical cancer earlier. The rollout ...

Galleri is a blood test that aims to detect over 50 types of cancer early. It analyzes cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and methylation patterns to identify potential cancer signals. The test is intended for ...

Research has shown that self-collected tests have similar efficacy as when a medical doctor does the screening, according to ...

The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45, and several blood tests on the market could help. These tests are done in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Licholai writes and teaches about innovation in healthcare. It should be noted that the Galleri test not currently ...

The Alberta government says it wants to replace the routine Pap smear with a newer screening test to detect the risk of ...

When Jayant Parthasarathy lost family members to breast, brain, ovarian, and prostate cancers, his next mission was clear.

The death rate for colorectal cancer has been dropping for more than 20 years, thanks to improved screening methods, according to the American Cancer Society. Yet it is still the second-leading cause ...

The International Association of Fire Fighters reports nearly 80% of their members' line-of-duty deaths were due to cancer ...