Cancer Screening

A summary of the Wall Street Journal's health and wellness article regarding the limits of heart disease screenings, as well as a few others disease screenings.

Researchers are looking at a novel way to screen for breast cancer using a woman's breast milk. Find out more about this radiation-free technique to determine the risk of breast cancer.

If there is a history of colon cancer in your family then it is advisable to get a test. This article will tell you what to expect from a colon cancer screening test.

An electronic messaging program to remind people to get screened for colon cancer has helped compliance. 30 million people could benefit from the screening.

Screening for cancer has become a controversial topic because some doctors and scientists are claiming some screening tests are more accurate than others

This article is about a reasonably new screening method that is being honed for use in identifying colon cancer.

Reviews the use of cancer screening services by Latina women through the framework of Social Learning Theory.

Explores Latina Use of Cancer Screenings through the framework of Social Congitive Theory

This article applies social-network theory to understand the use of cancer screening services by Latina women.

This guide to cancer screenings of skin cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer are cancers that are not gender specific and the rate of occurrence are higher for the 3 highlighted cancers than some of the other cancers.

Cancer screenings, though controversial, can help save your life.

There are many types of Cancer. Getting screened for the most common cancers is imperative.

A guide of American Cancer Society recommendations for cancer the screenings that everyone should get, what age they should get them, and what they entail.

This article identifies the most important cancer screens and when you start getting them

It is important to understand which cancers you should screen for, and when those cancer screenings should take place. This article will let you know about the four most important cancers to screen for, and when that screening should start.

Medical experts debate who should be screened for breast cancer, the frequency of breast cancer screenings, and the age that breast cancer screenings should begin.

Mammograms are sometimes seen as unnecessary and overdone.

This article explains the recent breast cancer screening debate that took place on March 26, 2010.

This article will provide you with an overview of why recent research on breast cancer screening should be ignored.

Three common types of cancer, breast and cervical cancers and colorectal cancer, can be prevented through regular screening. Learn about the common screening tests for these types of cancers.

The Canadian Cancer Society works with the health department and social services and other government bodies and associations to reduce breast cancer and to keep women well. Early detection is the best defense against breast cancer.

In November 2009, the United States Preventive Services Task Force released updated recommendations regarding breast cancer screening. This article delineates those changes and their effects on health care consumers.

Patients can decide between stool DNA tests, sigmoidoscopies, colonoscopies, and fecal occult blood tests to determine if they may be developing colorectal cancer. Understanding the different types of tests improves their decision-making.

An overview of the pros and cons of the various colon cancer screening tests.

These days, the choices are varied. At least half a dozen colon cancer screening tests are on the market. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

Many women wonder at what age they should start screening for breast cancer, and what types of breast cancer screening are the most efficient and effective. Unfortunately there are no easy answers to these questions, but medical professionals

The new guidelines about breast cancer screening, and the debate surrounding them, might reveal how little we know about the disease.

Controversy abounds regarding the new recommendation regarding breast cancer screening and mammography. Why it's so important to be aware of these changes, and how it could affect you.

Are the new breast cancer screening guidelines really based on concern for women's health?

The new guidelines on cervical and breast cancer screening have caused quite a stir. A detailed look at the new guidelines.

Learn more about the latest cervical cancer screening recommendations.

This is a summary of recent changes to the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines.