Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 14, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Medite Cancer Diagnostics, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000075439
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	MDIT
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,269,307
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016