Since the discovery of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in 1948, shedded DNA fragments have been applied to technologies ranging from pre-natal genetic screening and ...

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From detecting early disease to guiding treatment plans, clinicians are finding ctDNA testing increasingly important.

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A woman got routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy and was shocked when the test results came back: It suggested her ...

The ZEST clinical trial, designed to evaluate niraparib (Zejula) for the prevention of breast cancer recurrence in patients with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), failed to ... investigators suggest ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30 ...

Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...