An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following ...

A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.

In what could be one of the simplest—and more comfortable—ways to improve cancer diagnosis, researchers from Saint Louis University have found that placing a warm blanket on patients before a PET or ...

A "gold standard" scan to improve the detection of prostate cancer will soon be offered in East Yorkshire, according to a ...

Scans that make prostate cancer cells glow can eliminate the need for invasive biopsies and cut false positive—and they're ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While ...

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...

CT scans are used to investigate all sorts of medical issues, from checking for brain bleeding after a kid takes a hard hit on the soccer field, to revealing what a bike accident did to a cyclist’s ...

CT scans identified cancer in 13% of patients with non-specific symptoms, despite a fivefold increase in referrals from GPs from 2012 to 2019. Around 1 in 7 patients were diagnosed with cancer. This ...

A world-first trial of Australian men has confirmed a specialised scan can accurately “light up” prostate cancer, saving ...

Another study is adding to the growing body of evidence that CT scans in childhood can be linked to cancer later on. The new study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, looked at seven U.S.