I tried the $950 blood test Silicon Valley thinks can revolutionize cancer screening. The science—and my results—tell a ...

Cancer screening is at a turning point. For decades, most tests focused on one form of the disease — like mammograms for breast cancer or colonoscopies for colorectal cancer — but new advances have ...

In July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new blood-based test to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC). The FDA's approval of Shield (Guardant Health) marks a notable achievement, as ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical cancer, including a self-collection option that allows some women to test ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new ...

Women and people with cervixes should have the option to use a self-swab human papillomavirus (HPV) test as part of a cervical cancer screen, the United States Preventative Services Task Force said in ...

The American Cancer Society is endorsing the use of self-swab kits to test for HPV, because they may reduce barriers to cervical cancer screening. The amended guidelines will "help improve compliance ...

A health screening refers to a medical examination, test, or procedure that’s used in a person experiencing no specific symptoms to help determine their risk of developing a health condition.