Private companies are capitalizing on this quest for information. Grail’s Galleri blood test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw, while full-body MRI scans, ...

Is the Galleri multi-cancer blood test worth it? A doctor explains real-world performance data and explains why no major ...

A new blood test detected early-stage pancreatic cancer with 87.5% accuracy in a study of 672 people. A new blood test that ...

Some of the most dangerous cancers are the types that are hard to detect. As a result, they are often caught too late to treat. Some emerging technologies could change that in the future, with simple ...

Dr. McDreamy has signed onto yet another cancer awareness initiative. | Dr. McDreamy has signed onto yet another cancer awareness initiative. “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey, who has worked with ...

Another challenge facing test designers is that early detection may not necessarily save lives. A crucial factor, and something that is still unknown about the new multi-cancer tests, is whether they ...

It’s important to follow guidance on prostate-specific antigen screening that maximizes benefits and minimizes potential harms such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Early detection tests are already on the market, but without FDA approval or proof they reduce deaths some doctors urge ...

Despite efforts by test maker Grail to highlight outcomes the company considers positive, some experts are warning against using the Galleri test and others like it.

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease.

A potential world-changing test developed in Queensland is set to be trialled among 1500 women in the hopes it can be come a general screening tool for deadly ovarian cancer.

Patrick Dempsey, actor and cancer advocate, shares his experience getting screened for colorectal cancer with Shield by ...