While the tests can make it easier for people to access health care and can be helpful for those who have extreme anxiety ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool samples at home and send them in for analysis, making these tests less ...

The Cologuard Plus test is more accurate than the original Cologuard, and should be easier to mail in for stool analysis. The newest version of Cologuard, an at-home colon cancer screening test, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

A recent breakthrough study highlights how a simple at-home urine test could accurately detect prostate cancer. Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan suggest this ...

An experimental at-home test for skin cancer shows promise for the early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. Although ...

Viome Life Sciences, the leader in AI-powered, RNA-based diagnostics and precision nutrition and Scripps Research, the leader in accelerating the impact of fundamental research on human health, today ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever approval of an at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea could help drive earlier detection and treatment of these sexually transmitted infections amid a ...