Saudi Arabia joins International Agency for Research on Cancer

Gene-based blood test for melanoma may detect early signs of cancer return

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a recent study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center shows.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

Drugs & Targets

Exact Sciences launches the Cologuard Plus test for colorectal cancer screening

Exact Sciences Corp. announced the launch of Cologuard Plus, the most accurate noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test reported in studies to date. FDA-approved for average-risk patients 45+ and covered by Medicare, the Cologuard Plus test detects 95% of colorectal cancers at 94% specificity in the U.S. screening population.

April 04, 2025

Vol.51 No.13

Clinical Roundup

Pandemic caused temporary disruptions in CRC screening and minimal impact on diagnosis, two studies show

Two recent studies by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine explore the effect of the pandemic on colorectal cancer screening tests and diagnostic colonoscopies in central Indiana.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

In Brief

UVA Health expands breast cancer screening with mobile 3D mammography coach

To expand access to breast cancer screening for patients across Virginia, UVA Health is rolling out a new mobile mammography coach.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

Clinical Roundup

Breast cancer incidence, mortality cases projected to increase by 2050, study finds

A new analysis by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and collaborators evaluates the latest and future global burden of female breast cancer in about 50 countries worldwide.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08