Research published in April in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network showcases the feasibility of improving early detection and prevention for pancreatic cancer.
A urine test that measures 18 genes associated with prostate cancer provides higher accuracy for detecting clinically significant cancers than PSA and other existing biomarker tests, according to a study published April 18 in JAMA Oncology.
Over 18 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States and approximately 50% report clinical levels of depression and/or anxiety, pain, and/or fatigue.1-2
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley and the University of Virginia Cancer Center partnered to boost southwest Virginia’s colorectal cancer screening rate by mailing at-home test kits to patients.
Developers of an investigational multi-target screening test for colorectal cancer and its precursors are aiming to replace the widely used conventional fecal immunochemical test.
City of Hope established a mobile cancer prevention and screening program.
NCI has launched a clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening. The Cancer Screening Research Network will support the Biden-Harris administration’s Cancer Moonshot by investigating how to identify cancers earlier.
Multi-cancer detection tests evoke conflicting reactions—the excitement at their promise is quickly dampened by concerns over the uncertainty of their clinical benefit, very low sensitivity for detecting stage 1 cancers, and the risks that come from subsequent workups.
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened a clinic to offer screening, minimally invasive testing, and follow-up for lung cancer as part of the institution’s lung cancer screening program.
Invoking the Defense Production Act, President Joe Biden has ordered federal agencies and artificial intelligence companies to create safeguards and standards for the technology that has the capacity to uplift humankind as much as it can wreak unimaginable harm.