An open-label single-center investigator-initiated exploratory clinical study in patients with refractory or recurrent solid tumors using SBRT as “in situ vaccination”: R-ISV-FOLactis trial. This is ...

Some claim the new multi-cancer detection tests will “revolutionize” cancer screening. Others fear the “worried well” will succumb to slick marketing and subpar tests and overwhelm both primary care ...

Researchers are studying tests called liquid biopsies, which can provide vital information about cancer genes using only a blood sample. A blood test to find cancer even before it shows any symptoms ...

Traditionally, test developers have used quantitative PCR (qPCR) to create highly specific laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). However, digital PCR (dPCR) is emerging as the preferred technology for ...

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by Flinders University experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and ...

A number of next-generation screenings developed in recent years and sold online could address both of these problems. Companies claim that some can identify cancer or even dozens of cancers from a ...

Illustration by Oona Tempest of Kaiser Health News. The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast ...

Exact Sciences launched a blood test Wednesday that can detect many kinds of cancer, even before symptoms appear. It will become available from its website in October for $690. Best known for the ...

Colonoscopies are considered the gold standard for detecting colorectal cancer. But some dread the idea of the invasive procedure and the prep required the day before you have it. The FDA last year ...

A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...