QUT researchers have developed a simple one-hour saliva test for a protein biomarker that has been linked with oral, colon ...

Imagine this: someone you love has just heard the words “you have cancer.” They are meeting with their oncologist – perhaps even me, or one of my colleagues – and come to understand that there is ...

Researchers have evaluated a simple blood test measuring plasma p-tau217 in nearly 600 Latin Americans across six countries, adding large-scale evidence that a potentially lower-cost screening tool ...

Almost all of us have been touched by cancer at some point in our lives. If we haven’t had it, chances are we know a loved one or a friend who has. When someone dies from cancer, families go through ...

The legislation would require most health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing.

In 2022, Arizona was one of the first states in the nation to pass legislation (House Bill 2144) requiring Medicaid and commercial insurance plans to cover qualified biomarker tes ...

Diseases like cancer affect all of us, but they don’t affect all communities equally. People facing cancer and survivors who live in rural communities are more likely to have limited incomes and to ...

Biomarker testing is vital for all patients with lung cancer, especially younger individuals who have higher rates of actionable mutations. Biomarker testing for patients with lung cancer is critical, ...

—A new study of more than 42,000 patients sought to evaluate contemporary trends in testing for biomarkers of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as rates of treatment with ...

Survey findings highlight need for improved education and access to precision medicine in the Japanese American ...

Biomarker testing helps doctors create personalized cancer treatments with fewer side effects. Many health insurers deny coverage for this testing, calling it "experimental." Lack of insurance ...