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, ...
Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer ...
Self-swab HPV tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer in or away from a doctor's office.
In an effort to reduce lung cancer deaths across the country, the American Cancer Society has updated its lung cancer screening guidelines. The update comes Wednesday, Nov. 1, the start of Lung Cancer ...
Although colonoscopy is widely used as a screening test to detect colorectal cancer, its effect on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death is unclear. We performed a pragmatic, randomized ...
When it comes to breast cancer detection, sooner is definitely better than later. Screening can find cancers before they’ve had a chance to spread beyond the breast. The benefits of early diagnosis ...
Both of us lost our dads to Alzheimer’s disease, and both of our families carried extra burdens from dementia because the diagnoses were delayed. Diane’s family wondered if her dad’s personality ...
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 ...