However, tumor marker tests aren’t the only tools they’ll use in cancer care. Other testing techniques will help provide a more comprehensive look at your type of cancer. Regular cells may produce ...

Tumor marker blood tests may help inform various aspects of cancer care, including diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and outlook. However, they’re often not the only diagnostic tests used. If ...

When Ginny Mason was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1994, she never once heard the word “biomarker.” “Back then, all you got was ER and PR [the estrogen receptor and progesterone ...

A tumor marker for pancreatic cancer helps healthcare professionals detect, diagnose, or treat it. However, a person can have high tumor marker levels without having cancer. Tumor markers are ...

A new kind of cancer test could soon change how doctors detect deadly diseases—quickly, cheaply, and almost anywhere. A team of researchers has designed a small, low-cost device that can identify ...

While we're still learning how to best treat cancer, doctors have gotten better at spotting it in its earliest stage. That's thanks to specific cancer markers—cells that often appear when invasive ...

Breast cancer remains a predominant global health challenge for women, with late-stage diagnosis being a key contributor to its high mortality. This is particularly pronounced in low-resource settings ...

It’s long been known that women who are more physically active in their spare time have a lower risk of breast cancer, with those who are the most active having about 20 percent less risk of ...

A new US study has identified a simple four-marker blood test that can detect pancreatic cancer with high accuracy, including ...

Detection of a bowel cancer marker (CDH1) in wastewater may offer a new community-level early warning system for the disease, ...