While other organized screening programs are well-established, organized lung cancer screening remains less familiar to many Canadians, yet it’s ...

For average-risk patients, screening mammography should begin at age 40. Patients who have an elevated risk of developing ...

Misunderstandings about who needs screening and how often may be why some women skip mammograms. Here are eight claims about breast cancer screenings.

Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...

Early cancer screening not just detects diseases early in India but identifies potential problems long before they grow out ...

Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

Thousands in KY go unscreened for colon cancer because they lack access or don't want colonoscopies or stool-based tests, but there's another option.

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential ...

Scream actor Matt Lillard is working with Exact Sciences, the makers of Cologuard, for the "Screen" campaign to increase colon cancer screening awareness. Here Lillard answers the door in a filmed ...