In this video, Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP, discusses evolving cancer screening guidelines and the controversies surrounding some of them. The first screening update involved pancreatic cancer.

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...

Among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS), use of breast cancer screening (BCS) and colorectal cancer screening (CCS) is much higher than use of LCS, according to a research letter ...

A prostate cancer screening program involving participants in the top decile of risk according to a polygenic risk score ...

Screening tests are critical in early detection because they can find cancer before symptoms appear, when treatment is more ...

Key Takeaways About half of American adults haven’t gotten a routine medical appointment or cancer screening in the past ...

A comparison ... a screening every 1 to 2 years for those ages 40 and over. People with any of the following may need additional screening: a personal history of breast cancer or high risk breast ...

It is a type of breast cancer, and the outlook can vary depending on multiple factors. Invasive lobular breast cancer affects the ducts that carry milk through the breast. ILC can develop at any ...

A fungating, or ulcerating, breast cancer is one in which the cancerous tissue breaks through the skin of the breast. This skin can start bleeding or weeping fluid, and the tumor can cause the skin to ...

The 'Bachelorette' star, 34, said her treatment has paused while awaiting new biopsy results Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Katie Thurston is giving a disappointing update in her breast cancer ...

GE HealthCare’s newest offering from its automated ultrasound system line represents a significant advancement in breast cancer screening, according to market analysis. Invenia Automated Breast ...

Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts growing in the breast tissue. Healthcare providers classify breast cancer into five stages, stage 0 to stage 4. The stage indicates how advanced the ...