Month: July 2026
Can a blood test improve lung cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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People with a history of tobacco smoking are recommended to have screening CT for lung cancer, but many of them choose not to be screened. A new study looks at the ability of a blood test to discern who is …
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What do false positives and negatives have to do with screening tests for cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A blood test used for population based cancer screening fell short of allowing cancers to be detected earlier, was cost prohibitive and delayed diagnoses for others, a new study shows. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says both …
Just how expensive could it be to screen populations of people for cancer using blood tests? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Should blood tests to screen for cancer be used on a population basis? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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When large populations of people were screened for multiple cancers using a blood test, not only didn’t cancers get found earlier, others who were not screened had delays in their diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center …
How do GLP-1 agonists compare against other strategies for weight reduction and cancer risk reduction? Elizabeth Tracey reports
How are one class of diabetes drugs related to cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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GLP-1 agonists are a class of drugs originally developed to treat diabetes but have been shown to be helpful for weight loss. Now a new study looks at whether their use reduces the risk of obesity related cancers. William Nelson, …
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