Mercy Hospital’s Center for Precision Medicine will be launching a new screening tool that tests their DNA for any hereditary ...

October is breast cancer awareness month. Dr. Diana Bitner shares what you need to know about getting screened.

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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 ...

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 ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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 Teal Wand allows you to screen yourself for cervical cancer from the comfort of your home. This is everything you need to know. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi is offering free colorectal screening kits to anyone 45 and older while supplies last. To receive a kit, call 316-268-5890 for one to be mailed.

There is no single, diagnostic test. Doctors make a diagnosis based on various measures. This can include a prostate-specific ...

The blood test is capable of detecting 50 cancer types and subtypes, including the ones considered most deadly, like pancreatic, ovarian, liver, esophageal, lung, and stomach cancers. Currently, it’s ...

Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment?