Cancer research reveals blood tests can detect tumor-derived mutations years before diagnosis. Johns Hopkins scientists ...

When her husband was undergoing cancer treatment, Cindy Perez of Southwest Ranches, Fla., learned about a new blood test that could help find early cancers. The 50-year-old said she felt fine, but ...

A routine blood test may be able to detect cancer more than three years before diagnosis, a new study suggests. In the study, ...

Scientists have developed a “highly sensitive” blood test that could detect signs of cancerous tumours years before the first symptoms appear, an advance that could lead to better treatment outcomes ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people. Doctors speak about how this could improve screening rates and outcomes.

Pancreatic cancer is another disease that could benefit from a blood-based diagnostic test. Unlike colon cancer, pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon, affecting 1 in 56 men and 1 in 60 women .

New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and patients crucial information to make decisions about treatment. But more studies are needed ...

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust together with the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre and The University of ...

While the American Cancer Society does not recommend “routine” prostate-specific antigen screening for men, there's a lot to ...

Detecting signs of cancer from a blood test is only a first step. Ideally, the genetic analysis would also reveal the organ that is the source of the cancer.

PHOENIX – An Arizona company has a new colon cancer blood test on the market that sounds like an enticing alternative to the oft-dreaded colonoscopy.. The $170 blood test, called BeScreened-CRC ...

No single blood test can diagnose liver cancer, but liver cancer blood tests can detect signs of liver dysfunction. Depending on a person’s signs and symptoms, a doctor may recommend further ...