Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable. Once a rare part of health care, it is now becoming much more common. It’s ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death within the US. The sooner it is detected through screening, the sooner it can be ...

Supplemental use of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing has the potential to substantially reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses, according to results from a modeling study. Over the course of 10 ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

A landmark review of nearly 800,000 men has found that PSA blood tests do reduce prostate cancer deaths — a shift from ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

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Biomarker testing bill would expand access to more testing, reduce barriers between health insurers and patients seeking the ...