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Doctors no longer recommend 'self-checks' for breast cancer — here's what to knowBreast self-exams used to be recommended as a part of routine breast cancer screening. Here's why the guidelines changed and what experts recommend instead.
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New self-swab HPV test is an alternative to Pap smears. Here's how it works.There's a new way to screen for high-risk HPV, a viral infection that can lead to cervical cancer. This alternative method of collecting samples for cervical cancer screening doesn't require a speculum.
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Colon-cancer risk in young people linked to one amino acid, small study findsA study has tied a substance in the blood to colorectal cancer in people under age 50. It may act as an early signal of the disease, scientists say, but that needs to be confirmed.
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Double mastectomies don't increase cancer survival, study suggestsOther types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in women with cancer in one breast.
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New blood test for colorectal cancer approved by FDAScientists hope a new blood test for colorectal cancer could improve screening rates.
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Black patients may be missed on common cancer screening, study suggestsAn early screening test for endometrial cancer may be missing the disease in many Black patients.
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'I've never seen anything like this': Scientists hijack cancer genes to turn tumors against themselvesScientists overcame cancer drug resistance in a new proof-of-concept study.
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New blood test detects ovarian cancer years before conventional methodsPatients with early-stage ovarian cancer may have detectable changes in the immune cells in their blood.
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What happens to cancer cells when they die?Cancer treatments aim to kill tumor cells, and the immune system is tasked with getting rid of the resulting cellular corpses.
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