A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while they’re still in an early and treatable stage, would you? For many, the answer would be a resounding yes.

"Blood cancer occurs when an abnormal change occurs in the blood cells, due to which the blood is prevented from performing ...

Insurers rejected one-third of new prescriptions for specialty oral anticancer medications ordered for patients with blood ...

The drugs can cause a loss of healthy red blood ... cancer clinics give anti-nausea medications as part of their chemotherapy drugs. If a medication isn’t working, the doctor can try a different ...

Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...

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A new way of interpreting standard blood tests could help doctors spot cancer warning signs sooner, according to scientists.

Search for the cancer type you want to find out about. Each section has detailed information about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, research and coping with cancer. If you are not sure which cancer ...

There are many different types of tests or scans you might have to find out if you have cancer. The type you need depends on the symptoms you have and the part of the body affected. You might also ...