"Swish-and-spit" test screens for cancer
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A simple mouth rinse may provide a  new way to screen for head and neck cancers in people at high  risk for these diseases, researchers said on Tuesday.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- The test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a promising method of finding colorectal. A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer.
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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A relatively new screening test was about twice as accurate as the traditional Pap smear at spotting cervical cancer, according to the first rigorous study of the test in North America. The new test could replace the 50-year-old Pap in a matter of years, experts say. And there's a bonus for women: They won't need a screening test as often.
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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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Saliva can be used to diagnose  whether someone has oral cancer and may also be a reliable  indicator of other cancers and diseases, researchers said on  Wednesday.
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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not without doing a biopsy.
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A simple urine test that appears to detect early breast cancer and tracks the growth of tumors could be a major advance against the disease.
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This small biotech provides screens that can help catch cancer.
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A genetic test which can detect signs of prostate cancer in urine has been launched in the UK.
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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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Dec. 22, 2004 -- A new, noninvasive screening test for colorectal cancer may encourage more people to get tested for the deadly and often silent disease.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Abnormalities in "oral mucosal   light reflectance" are associated with an inherited form of   colon cancer called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer   (HNPCC) and may represent a new tool for population screening,   investigators from Italy report.
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UK scientists uncover a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body, according to research.
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A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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ritish researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by sniffing human urine, opening up the possibility that dogs - or electronic noses modeled on their snouts - may one day be used to detect the disease.