With the exception of sigmoidoscopy, common cancer screening tests do not appear to extend patients’ lifetimes, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.Many ...

The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device that tests for HPV. The test will first be available in California in June.

Teal Health, the maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test, says it will give patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.

Cancer screening tests are used to check for cancer or signs of cancer risk before a person has symptoms. There are two kinds of benefits from cancer screening tests: detection of abnormal cells that ...

With Biden's prostate cancer in the news, men may be wondering whether and at what age to be screened. Advice about the value PSA tests has fluctuated. Here's what to know.

Regular screening is recommended for only four cancers, but even so these tests account for diagnoses of about 14% of all cancers, a new study suggests.

Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to show ...

The most common test used to check for colon cancer is the once-a-decade colonoscopy. But researchers say stool and blood tests could aid testing.

A cancer screening program in Arizona that offers the Galleri blood test to first responders provides some insights on how well the test can catch cancers in this high-risk group.