Targeted Oncology

Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Test Shows High Sensitivity in APLs

A blood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test, SimpleScreen™, has shown a significant leap in performance, ...
Healio

Revised criteria may ‘substantially reduce racial disparities’ in lung cancer screening

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An alternative LCS criteria had higher sensitivity and specificity vs. the USPSTF’s current criteria. The ...
BMJ

2.21 The test-retest reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the SCAT-3 for sideline testing

Conclusions Symptoms, the SAC and the m-BESS have poor test-retest reliability. Symptoms have reasonable sensitivity and specificity for concussion but are subjective. The 3-word SAC and m-BESS are ...
Medscape

Sensitivity and Specificity: Twin Goals of Proteomics Assays

Financial support for this work was provided by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Grant Number BB/1013245/1. The author has no other relevant affiliations or ...
Morningstar

Natera Reports Strong Advanced Adenoma Data from Prospective PROCEED-CRC Trial, Demonstrating 22.5% Sensitivity and 91.5% Specificity

Natera Reports Strong Advanced Adenoma Data from Prospective PROCEED-CRC Trial, Demonstrating 22.5% Sensitivity and 91.5% Specificity Findings underscore strength of Natera’s technology for early ...
Nasdaq

Next-generation Cologuard Test Demonstrates 94 Percent Sensitivity for Colorectal Cancer at 91 Percent Specificity, Raising the Bar in Non-invasive Screening

Note: specificity including non-advanced findings includes colonoscopy results that were negative for cancer or advanced precancer upon histopathological review; specificity including no findings ...
Pulmonology Advisor

30-Year Smoking Duration-Based Criteria Could Increase Lung Cancer Screening

“30-year smoking duration may be an alternative measure to the current USPSTF guideline criteria for lung cancer screening, reducing racial disparities in screening eligibility, particularly among ...