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New Pancreatic Cancer Test May Detect Early Signs
Doctors might be able to pick up early signs of pancreatic cancer by looking inside the intestine, a new study suggests.

Lung cancer tests advised for some heavy smokers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New recommendations from chest and cancer doctors call for lung cancer screening in older adults with a long history of smoking a pack a day or more -- but also highlight the possible harms of screening, including a high risk of false positive tests. The guidelines are based on a review of past studies which compared long-term health in smokers who underwent low-dose ...

Prostate cancer screening's false promise
Should men be routinely screened for prostate cancer? This question has been asked ever since the prostate specific antigen test, or PSA, became widely available more than two decades ago.