A doctor shared the case of a woman who walked into his clinic with a haemoglobin level of 1.9 g/dL (dangerously low). His ...

It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its guidelines Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer ...

Grail's multi-cancer blood test can find cancer — but there's still one big problem with how it works.

Early cancer detection has long been one of medicine’s greatest challenges. Now, a new generation of blood tests is offering ...

Share on Pinterest New colorectal cancer guidelines from the ACS highlight noninvasive screening methods. Image credit: Marco Govel/Stocksy The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its colorectal ...

Researchers are developing a groundbreaking blood test that may identify cancer signals long before symptoms begin. Some ...

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Scientists at Mass General Brigham have created HPV-DeepSeek, a blood test that can detect HPV-linked head and neck cancers nearly a decade before diagnosis. By finding viral DNA in the bloodstream, ...

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A D-dimer test measures a protein fragment that remains in the blood after blood clots break down. It can help diagnose clotting conditions such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), ...

Scientists have created a blood test that can estimate when Alzheimer’s symptoms are likely to begin. By measuring a protein called p-tau217, the model predicts symptom onset within roughly three to ...