New Blood Tests for Early Cancer Detection Get Some Love From House Members

One of the bills discussed extensively at the hearing was the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, which would require multi-cancer early detection ... Read More

Bill honoring Alabama representative's mother would cover early cancer detection tests

A House bill named for an Alabama representative's mother would expand Medicare coverage to include blood tests that can detect multiple types of cancer simultaneously. Read More

Can new blood tests really detect cancer early?

For years, it has been one of the most tantalizing ideas in medicine: One day, a simple blood test will detect nascent cancers — allowing doctors to intervene when tumors may be easier to treat. A ... Read More

New blood test gives cancer warning 10 years early

Researchers hope the advanced warning could enable earlier, less invasive treatments with fewer side effects and better outcomes. Read More

This 'Forgotten' Blood Test Can Catch Cancer Early

According to a 2024 survey conducted by Aflac, 60% of Americans have avoided recommended health screenings, which is up a whopping 20% from 2023. Millennials are the age group that avoids them the ... Read More

Reimagining Cancer Screening: How Multi-Cancer Early Detection Is Reshaping Care for Aggressive Cancers

Imagine a future where some cancers are caught before symptoms appear, before they spread, before lives are disrupted. That’s the potential of multi-cancer early detection (MCED), a transformative ... Read More

New Blood Test May Detect Deadly, Hidden Cancers Early, More Accurately Than Current Methods

A simple, yet new, way of taking blood tests could correctly help detect one of the deadliest cancers in its early stages and can potentially improve care and outcomes for those with the disease, ... Read More

Fifty cancer types in one liquid biopsy test: Exact Sciences enters early-detection market

A new liquid biopsy test from Exact Sciences scans for 50 cancers in one blood sample. The company says it marks a new era in early detection, but there are caveats. Read More

Liquid Biopsies and Other Blood Tests for Cancer: What You Should Know

Researchers are studying tests called liquid biopsies, which can provide vital information about cancer genes using only a blood sample. A blood test to find cancer even before it shows any symptoms ... Read More

Early cancer screening may have saved a Charleston firefighter’s life. Now he wants others protected

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) A Charleston firefighter is speaking out for the first time about his recent cancer diagnosis and how a partnership to screen firefighters helped catch it early. Firefighters ... Read More