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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many common cancer screening tests do not appear to increase patients’ longevity. Sigmoidoscopy, used to screen ...

A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is a ...

Diabetes-related nephropathy is a potential complication of diabetes. Tests to help screen for nephropathy include urine protein tests, imaging tests, kidney biopsy, and glomerular filtration rate. A ...

Exact Science’s Michelle Beidelschies, PhD, reveals how a multi-biomarker class multi-cancer early detection test (MCED) blood test can help health systems expand detection across more cancers earlier ...