Essay: How Two Studies on Cancer Screening Led to Two Results
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Increased survival sounds like great news. But it may not mean what you think.
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A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
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Women who live in neighborhoods with large amounts of nighttime illumination are more likely to get breast cancer than those who live in areas where nocturnal darkness prevails, according to an unusual study that overlaid satellite images of Earth onto cancer registries.
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It could be possible to screen for cervical cancer with a urine test, scientists believe.
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Mammography may be less effective in detecting breast cancer in women with certain characteristics, including use of hormone replacement therapy, previous breast surgery and normal or
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The Cancer Registry of Norway has released a new study about the accuracy of mammograms. The research looks at the rate of false positives from mammograms.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental lung cancer screening test designed to look for precancerous genetic damage could help better identify patients at risk for the disease, while opening up the possibility for earlier diagnoses and preventive treatments, a new study suggests.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is better than mammography at detecting additional disease in breast cancer patients, says an Italian study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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Most women 40 and older have had their breasts checked for lumps by a doctor or nurse at least once. But little is known about whether these clinical breast exams save lives by detecting cancers early.
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In the first study, Dr. Boukje A. C. van Dijk, from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and colleagues analyzed data from the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer, covering more than 120,000 older ...
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Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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Hormone replacement therapy, breast surgery and a low body weight all make it harder to detect breast cancer, scientists have discovered.
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A review of 20 years&#39; worth of tissue samples casts doubt on the value of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer, a new study contends.
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Women whose breast cancers are detected by X-ray screening are nearly twice as likely to be cancer-free 10 years after treatment than women whose cancers are discovered by hand, a major new study shows.
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Blog: Two different tests from one testing site yields different results.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment. But it's not the final word on CT scans.