Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

Recent research suggests that blood tests may show markers of oral cancer. But a blood test isn’t enough to confirm an oral cancer diagnosis. A biopsy is the only way to confirm it. Blood tests for ...

A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test that can be done at home could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%, according to a new study. A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Procedures in a hospital-type setting are often costly, time-consuming, and let's face it, a little scary. Many folks opt for non-invasive or at-home screening tests like Shield, ...

At present, the FDA lists over forty emergency-use approved at-home COVID tests on its website from over thirty different brands. Some tests are rapid at-home antigen tests that give results in as ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, at-home tests became standard operating procedure for many households. In just 15 minutes, with a quick swab and a stir, we felt more confident visiting elderly family ...

A Covid-19 antigen self-test kit shows a positive case on January 13, 2022 in Madrid. - Spain today agreed to cap the cost of Covid antigen tests at just under three euros after the government came ...

In many parts of the country, children and their parents face months-long wait times for sleep tests at labs. With obesity rising among the pediatric population, at-home sleep tests to assess sleep ...

A first-of-its-kind at-home test can reveal whether a person suffers from endometriosis, a condition that leaves patients suffering from debilitating pain and without a diagnosis for up to a decade.