Early cancer screening can play a transformative role in healthcare, potentially saving lives by identifying cancer before it progresses to an advanced, less treatable stage. However, designing ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

Aug. 12—The colonoscopy has a special place in comedy, but colorectal cancer is no laughing matter. The reality is that a colonoscopy is the best way to detect the second-deadliest type of cancer.

A second blood test shows promise for the detection of colon cancer, according to a new study. The first, called Shield, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in July for people 45 and ...

Guardant Health aims to reshape how the U.S. gets screened for colorectal cancer, by claiming a groundbreaking FDA approval for a tumor-detecting blood test aimed at a population of about 120 million ...

U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...

In May 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new cervical screening tests for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cervical cancers. Both allow individuals ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify recommendations for colorectal cancer screening. As a gastroenterologist, the most meaningful part of my job is preventing colorectal cancer by ...