Cancer

Cancer refers to a group of more than a hundred diseases that can originate in many different parts of the body. Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body.

What is Cancer?

Cancer is refers to a group of more than a hundred diseases that can originate in many different parts of the body.

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Discovery of Blood Cancer Cells that show Plasma Cell-Like Differentiation

Nanostructured toxins for the selective destruction of drug-resistant human CXCR4style+ colorectal cancer stem cells

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Latest Cancer News and Research

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable NSCLC

Compared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy – given before and after surgery – significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) in patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 May 2024

Bariatric surgery linked to reduced breast cancer risk in obese women with hyperinsulinemia

Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer in women with obesity. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg.

16 May 2024

Chiropractic care reduces tramadol prescriptions for sciatica, study finds

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults initially receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (sciatica) were significantly less likely to be prescribed tramadol over the following year compared to those receiving usual medical care.

16 May 2024

HPV vaccination reduces cervical cancer across all socioeconomic groups in England

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in England has not only been associated with a substantial reduction in cervical disease, but has done so in all socioeconomic groups, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

16 May 2024

Unveiling the role of neutrophils in lung cancer progression

Lung cancer remains a leading global health concern, responsible for the highest number of cancer-related deaths worldwide.

16 May 2024

Sensing a Healthier Future with Sustainable Nanomaterials and Biosensors

In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to this year's Keynote Speaker Professor Omowunmi (Wunmi) Sadik about how sustainable nanomaterials are transforming human health.

From Pittcon 16 May 2024

Cervical cancer rates drop significantly among vaccinated women

The efficiency of the HPV vaccination program in reducing the prevalence of cervical cancers.

16 May 2024

Rapid Novor teams up with PMCC to evaluate EasyM™ for multiple myeloma minimal residual disease monitoring

Rapid Novor Inc., a global leader in mass spectrometry (MS)-based antibody protein sequencing, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a new clinical study titled 'Clinical evaluation of EasyM™ for disease response analysis in newly diagnosed MM patients (NDMM)'.

From Rapid Novor Inc 16 May 2024

New study uncovers 17 genes driving clonal hematopoiesis and links to aging and disease

Researchers identified 17 new genes positively selected for clonal hematopoiesis in a large U.K. Biobank cohort, revealing their impact on aging and disease risks.

15 May 2024

New study finds Sfrp1 as a potential therapeutic target in cancer treatment

Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. One of the primary reasons why cancer is such a deadly disease is the ability of cancer cells to become drug-resistant.

15 May 2024

Menthol-derived molecules: promising candidates for anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity therapy

Modified derivatives of natural products have led to significant therapeutic advances and commercial success in recent times.

15 May 2024

Unraveling the link between HLA genes and drug eruptions

Although medications can often help patients find a cure or respite from their condition, millions of people worldwide suffer from unpredictable drug toxicities every year.

15 May 2024

Blood proteins predict cancer risk seven years in advance, studies find

Two Cancer Research UK-funded studies from Oxford Population Health have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.

15 May 2024

RPGRIP1L gene expression levels can be a potential prognostic marker for invasive breast cancer

A protein called retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator interacting protein 1-like (RPGRIP1L) performs various functions that are important for development and for health throughout life, and mutations in the RPGRIP1L gene have been linked to different diseases.

15 May 2024

Scientists discover new insight into the genetic pathway of neuroblastoma

Scientists have discovered a new insight into the genetic pathway of childhood cancer, offering new hope for tailored treatments.

15 May 2024

Understanding public perception of polygenic embryo screening for IVF

Three out of four U.S. adults support the use of emerging technologies that estimate a future child's likelihood of developing health conditions influenced by multiple genes -; such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression -; before an embryo is implanted during in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a new public opinion survey led by researchers at Harvard Medical School.

15 May 2024