Sure, you know the importance of having a routine colonoscopy, mammogram and Pap smear. But it turns out there are some key health screening tests that often go under the radar. It may not seem like a ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to be used for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults 45 and older. The maker of the test, Palo Alto, California-based ...

For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells ...

For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer ...