Tag: cancer screening
Cancer mortality gap widens: wealthy urban areas see steep declines while rural regions lag behind
Cancer mortality in the US has dropped steeply since 1991, but the gains are concentrated in wealthy urban areas. Rural…
UK Screening Committee Sets Evidence Standards for Multicancer Detection Tests
UK National Screening Committee publishes first formal evidence requirements for multicancer detection tests, setting rigorous clinical validation standards before population…
UK National Screening Committee Defends Stance Against Routine Prostate Cancer Screening
UK's National Screening Committee publishes detailed position statements defending evidence-based approach to prostate cancer screening decisions. New guidance addresses multicancer…
Multi-Cancer Screening Test Fails Primary Endpoint but Reveals Promising Early Detection Signals
World's largest multi-cancer detection trial fails primary mortality endpoint but reveals important early detection capabilities. SUMMIT study with 140,000 participants…
Prostate Cancer Affects One in Eight Men: Early Symptoms and Detection Guidelines
New data reveals one in eight men will develop prostate cancer, yet early symptoms often go unrecognized. Understanding warning signs…
Multi-cancer blood tests identify missed cancers in 20% of symptomatic patients, Lancet study finds
New blood test technology could help identify one in five cancers that would otherwise be missed in symptomatic patients. Lancet…
New Blood Tests and Stool Screens Join Colonoscopy as Primary Options for Colorectal Cancer Detection
The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include blood-based tests alongside colonoscopy and stool screening methods. The…
UK Expands Prostate Cancer Screening Trial to Include More Black Men at Higher Risk
NHS England expands its Transform prostate cancer screening trial to better include black men, who face twice the risk of…