Using polygenic risk scores along with positive family histories and breast cancer-associated gene mutations improves risk stratification for breast cancer screening. Compared with a lower polygenic ...

Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman's individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms, researchers reported in a new study.

A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients' risk, rather ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older ...

Prior USPSTF recommendations said women should start screening no later than 50. Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for ...

Breast cancer screening is important because it is the most common cancer in women, accounting for an estimated 2.3 million cases and 670,000 deaths globally ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

Researchers at University of California San Diego and collaborating institutions have shed light on the ways that social risks, such as housing or food insecurity, pose barriers to routine cancer ...

This November marks lung cancer awareness month. To raise awareness about lung cancer, Dr. Lawrence Benjamin, a pulmonologist for UCLA and the Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare system, ...

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

Cancer is a diabolical disease that has been called the emperor of all maladies. Though treatments have improved in recent years, a full understanding of its causes and how best to treat it remains ...

Since launching in Coventry and Rugby in 2021, the trust said 80% of lung cancers that have been diagnosed through the programme have been detected at stages one and two. Patients who are categorised ...