Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

A close friend of mine recently had an abnormal result on a routine Pap test that led to a cancer diagnosis. I know cancer ...

Cancer will claim an estimated 618,000 lives in the U.S. in 2025, according to the American Cancer Society. Yet, despite advances in treatment, most of these deaths stem from cancers without guideline ...

An article about the importance of PSA testing for early detection and treatment of prostate cancer ...

The FDA has approved a new at-home test for cervical cancer screening that could make early detection more accessible for ...

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

Editor's note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.When I learned that ...

By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...

What these buzzy new tests can and can't tell you.

With half a million people having already received multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening, patients are and will continue to be asking about these blood tests, physicians said. During an ...

An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...

The adjustment is projected to identify an additional 600 bowel cancer cases early each year, marking an 11 per cent increase ...