Cancer Screenings

The Connecticut House has approved requiring health insurance providers to cover biomarker testing, a process that involves using genome sequencing to diagnose disease more accurately.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet what many do not realize is that almost half of all cancer cases are preventable.

A new report from the American Lung Association shows that both New York and Connecticut lead in multiple categories fighting lung cancer. But experts share there’s still room for further improvement.

A national survey by Planned Parenthood shows that doctors need to do a better job of educating women about when and how often they should get screened…