'Urine test' for cervical cancer
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It could be possible to screen for cervical cancer with a urine test, scientists believe.
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This small biotech provides screens that can help catch cancer.
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A colour test shows up unique chemical changes in the breath of people with lung cancer.
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Cervical cancer, which may cause the death of a quarter million women worldwide each year, could be prevented through inexpensive and effective methods, WHO said.
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The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer, researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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Researchers have developed what  they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects  ovarian cancer at an early stage.
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The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
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A randomised trial in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET shows how a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection could potentially reduce the global incidence of cervical cancer.
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BOSTON Researchers have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and to track tumor growth accurately.
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A new test invented by a Redwood City medical laboratory can accurately predict which women are likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer and whether they need to undergo debilitating chemotherapy to avoid it.
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Scientists believe they may have found a much more accurate way of diagnosing bowel cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Annual screening with a technique called transvaginal ultrasound, coupled with a blood test for CA125, a protein that can be elevated in the setting of ovarian cancer, does not reliably detect ovarian cancer early, at a more curable stage, according to a new study.
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A woman twice told she was in the clear after cancer tests is among hundreds of cases under review.
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Blood tests developed by a Singapore researcher have offered hope of detecting ovarian cancer before it reaches an advanced and much more deadly stage, press reports said.
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NEW YORK  - A non-invasive test that  detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of  screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research  findings.
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LONDON  - The acute sense of smell that  makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports  might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer,  researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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BOSTON - Researchers in the United States have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and accurately track tumour growth.