Doctors often use MRI scans as an important step in determining the stage of cervical cancer. Knowing the stage can help them identify whether someone is a good candidate for surgery or if a different ...

AT THE VERY moment there’s a dramatic rise in cancer rates in young people, there’s also a dramatic rise in ads, social media and conversations about new blood tests and scans that claim to catch ...

MRI is the most accurate imaging modality for our organs, but it’s the last thing you’re ever given,” Andrew Lacy told NYNext ...

Using MRI as a screening test alongside PSA density allowed detection of cancers that would have been missed by the blood test alone, according to new research. The REIMAGINE study, published today in ...

Heart MRI scans help create a detailed picture of the heart and surrounding blood vessels. A doctor can use this image to find and diagnose any potential issues. A heart MRI scan, which doctors may ...

Function Health is a platform that provides patients with access to over 160 lab tests at a single cost of $499 per year. These tests helps people at every life stage understand their current health, ...

There is both good news and bad news about prostate cancer screening. First, the bad news: the blood test involved, which measures a compound called prostate-specific antigen (PSA), is too inaccurate.

CURRENTLY, ROUTINE CANCER screenings only cover a small slice of cancers. For men in the US, there are guideline-backed screening tests for just two cancers: colorectal and lung cancer (lung ...