"If we can attack the disease before those symptoms start, we're doing a major service to the patient and to society." ...

Biomarkers — aka biological markers — are measurable indicators of health that can detect disease, monitor treatment, and guide preventive care. Types of biomarkers vary by purpose, including ...

HEAVYWEIGHT WELLNESS COMPANIES in the $77.6 billion global biomarker market are promising to enhance your healthspan through huge batches of screenings. Some services, like InsideTracker, test ...

When Ginny Mason was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1994, she never once heard the word “biomarker.” “Back then, all you got was ER and PR [the estrogen receptor and progesterone ...

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 ...

Interest in biomarkers has exploded in recent years, driven by improvements in data collection and analysis, burgeoning interest in personalized medicine, and efforts to increase the success rate for ...

When Nathan was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at just 45 years old, his world turned upside down overnight. As a military veteran and ER nurse, he was no stranger to facing ...

The landscape of oncology is undergoing a transformative shift with the emergence of tumor-agnostic approaches, driven by the understanding that cancer treatment can transcend the traditional paradigm ...

Here we conclude our discussion with David P. Carbone, MD, PhD, The Ohio State University, by addressing the importance of both advocacy for and education on biomarker testing in the lung cancer space ...