The FDA-cleared tests aren’t designed for healthy, symptom-free people, but many people want this information anyway.

Imagine detecting cancer years before symptoms develop with a simple blood draw. That possibility is driving growing interest ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, adding blood-based tests and reaffirming screening should begin at age 45.

Cancerguard screens for 50 types of cancer with one blood test. Doctors explain the accuracy, benefits and limits of ...

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

Blood tests can help diagnose and monitor systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These include tests for antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies, and more. While ...

It is widely believed that annual blood tests are essential, but doctors suggest screening based on age and risk ...

Blood tests may be the first step in diagnosing leukemia. However, additional testing is usually needed to make an accurate diagnosis. Leukemia is cancer that starts in bone marrow stem cells. These ...

For an older patient after a fall, a single blood draw could soon turn a doctor’s hunch into objective evidence. Labs, in ...

A simple blood test before marriage or pregnancy could prevent thousands of children in India from being born with severe ...