FIT Testing Detects Colorectal Cancer Earlier
An interim analysis of a study found that, among patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer who completed an annual fecal immunochemical (FIT) test, detection of cancerous lesions occurred an average of 26.5 months earlier than would have occurred during the three-or five-year study-required colonoscopy. Read more
Is Earlier Detection Of Cancers Possible?
Oncolab, Inc.’s AMAS Test is a commercially available blood test that may allow early detection of a wide range of human cancers. It detects a circulating, cancer-specific antibody, the Anti-malignin antibody, in human serum. Read more
Diet Rich In Fruits, Vegetables Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Canadian researchers authored a study published in Journal of Cancer Detection and Prevention that suggest that dietary patterns influence the development of breast cancer for women with and without a genetic predisposition to the disease. Read more