The lung cancer screening system “is not a risk assessment. It is a judgment system designed as one,” writes the director of ...

Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Current guidelines exclude a large number of people who could have their cancer detected earlier, according to a new study.

Early detection saved George Barlow's life. Learn who qualifies for lung cancer screening and how it could save yours too.

Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16% of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a study appearing in NEJM Catalyst ...

What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

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 ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

Despite high survival rates among patients who regularly undergo screenings, approximately 38% of Americans older than 45 have not had a colonoscopy, despite 45 being the new recommended screening age ...

A charity providing free prostate cancer tests has called for more NHS screening to reduce the number of men who go undiagnosed. The Torbay Prostate Support Association (TPSA) said men who had the ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine found that 65% of their lung cancer patients weren't eligible for screening. They were ...