False Alarms in Screening for Cancer Prove Costly
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By The Associated Press. It sounded like a pretty good deal to Ken Doerflinger: a government study offering to examine him from head to toe for signs of cancer.
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A screening test costing as little as Â£25 has been developed that can test for cancer, a study says.
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The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.
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Guidelines released Monday by  the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) indicate that  at present lung cancer screening with CT scanning and other  methods is generally not warranted outside of research studies.
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There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.
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For doctors, searching out disease before it appears can also carry risks.
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X-ray screening for lung cancer may not save many lives, a team of U.S. and Italian researchers said on Tuesday in a report that adds to a growing debate.
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Magnetic resonance imaging is roiling the field of breast cancer medicine. Currently, mammograms, which use X-rays, are the standard screening tool.
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A patchwork of post-Sept. 11 health screening programs will not detect increases in more serious, long-term illnesses like cancer, experts told Congress Wednesday.
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BOSTON -- The mammogram debate continued Tuesday after another study suggested some women may only need the screening test every other year.
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The customary annual physical check-up at the doctor's office may not be worth the time or money, researchers said on Monday.
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Two patients given inaccurate test results have died after a hospital failed to diagnose cancer in three other patients.
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Â· Thousands of women urged to contact doctors Â· 44 kits could have given bogus negative results
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Scientists believe they may have found a much more accurate way of diagnosing bowel cancer.
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X-ray screening for lung cancer may  not save many lives, a team of U.S. and Italian researchers  said on Tuesday in a report that adds to a growing debate.
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Many lack health insurance because of its cost and a big reason for that cost is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with cancer who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they are less likely to get screening tests and so are typically diagnosed with advanced disease, a new study from the American Cancer Society finds.