Michael Eisenstein is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many cancers, however, pose challenges for large-scale screening programmes because they are either rare or occur in ...

Regular screening can bend the odds in your favor when it comes to four types of cancers. The science is less clear for the rest. By Simar Bajaj Screening can be a powerful weapon against cancer, ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the "gold standard" of colonoscopy or a ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

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Since its peak in 1991, the cancer death rate has dropped 34%, averting an estimated 4.5 million deaths due, in part, to earlier detection of the most common types of cancer. Screening tests are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A physician who writes about challenges with navigating healthcare. And while colonoscopy remains the gold standard for prevention ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous changes years before cancer develops. But more than 4,300 women will die from cervical ...

Anal cancer risk in older cervical cancer survivors exceeded screening thresholds. The incidence of anal cancer reached 17.6 cases per 100,000 person-years among women ages 65 to 74 with a history of ...

On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives. On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives. Credit ...

Two new modeling studies suggest that expanding lung cancer screening — to include more smokers or even lifelong nonsmokers — would save thousands more lives in the US every year. But not everyone is ...