Many cancers, including pancreatic, ovarian, esophageal, and certain liver cancers, are often diagnosed at advanced stages ...

Mark Good, a prostate cancer survivor, is advocating for early screening as Iowa faces high rates of prostate cancer ...

For an older patient after a fall, a single blood draw could soon turn a doctor’s hunch into objective evidence. Labs, in ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the ...

The liquid biopsy can provide an “early alert” for deadly cancers before symptoms appear, according to its manufacturer.

An Alzheimer's biomarker blood test during middle age may help doctors detect very early signs of cognitive decline to help ...

Cell function is determined by how DNA is expressed into proteins. That process includes two main steps - transcription, when ...

Scientists may be one step closer to staging Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test. The test could offer a cheaper, less invasive alternative to brain scans and spinal taps now used to diagnose ...

The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as alternatives to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening ...

The increasing rate of younger adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer is a phenomenon perplexing medical professionals.