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.

Metabolic Flexibility in Cancer: How Diet and Nutrition Shape Tumor Survival and Resistance

Cancer cells survive therapy by dynamically rewiring their metabolism in response to nutrient availability, microenvironmental stress, and therapeutic pressure. This article explains how dietary interventions may exploit metabolic flexibility and plasticity to enhance treatment response while accounting for tumor heterogeneity.

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer Pain Management

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

What is Tumorigenesis?

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Cancer Pain

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

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How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Insights into Oncofertility

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

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

CDK9 and Cancer

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Cancer Classification

What Causes Cancer?

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Secondary Lung Cancer

Secondary Brain Cancer

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

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Pediatric Cancer

Cancer Research

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

What is Cancer?

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Glossary

Cancer Prognosis

Cancer Pathophysiology

Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Symptoms

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Living with Cancer Pain

Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer History

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Cancer Management

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Latest Cancer News and Research

Scientists will probe whether processing itself makes ultra-processed foods harmful

A randomized controlled trial protocol will test whether the cardiometabolic risks linked to ultra-processed foods stem from industrial processing, poor nutrient composition, or both. Using four controlled diets, researchers will separate the effects of UPF content from saturated fat, added sugar, and sodium on LDL cholesterol, insulin resistance, and blood pressure.

26 Apr 2026

New cytometer measures cell stiffness to improve disease diagnosis

Researchers from Brown University and their collaborators have developed a new way to measure the properties of cells - an important development, they say, because accurate measurements of changes in cell elasticity can be used to better understand diseases, diagnose patient symptoms and provide more accurate prognoses.

25 Apr 2026

Engineered cells boost production of gene editing delivery vehicles

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing machinery into the right cells efficiently, safely, and at the scale needed for therapies remains one of the biggest set of challenges in the field.

25 Apr 2026

Glycocalyx modification boosts immune cell targeting against B lymphoma

A new study published in Engineering provides mechanistic insights into live-cell glycocalyx engineering and supports the rational design of next-generation adoptive cell therapies (ACTs) against B lymphoma, addressing limitations such as high costs and restricted antigen specificity in current treatments.

25 Apr 2026

The heart's constant beating suppresses tumor growth in cardiac tissues

The heart's constant beating may actively suppress tumor growth in cardiac tissues, a new study reports. This is because cellular pathways in these tissues alter gene regulation in cancer cells to keep them from proliferating.

25 Apr 2026

Molecular map reveals how Down syndrome alters brain development

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth - a resource that resolves longstanding contradictions in the field and could lay the groundwork for future therapeutic strategies.

25 Apr 2026

Fibroblast subtype found to be essential for coordinating immune cells within lymph nodes

The research group of Prof. Sanjiv Luther at the Department of Immunobiology of the University of Lausanne has discovered that a fibroblast subtype is essential for coordinating certain immune cells within lymph nodes.

25 Apr 2026

New insight into how molecular measures of aging relate to neuroimaging markers of brain health

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on April 7, 2026, titled "Association of epigenetic age acceleration with MRI biomarkers of aging and Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration."

25 Apr 2026

Researchers uncover new mechanism linking metabolism, immunity, and skeletal health

Obesity alters bone health not only through increased body weight but also by reshaping the bone marrow environment.

25 Apr 2026

Scientists identify STING switch driving inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease

The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in Alzheimer's disease, those immune cells are chronically overactivated, causing inflammation that damages the connections between brain cells.

24 Apr 2026

New strategy boosts natural killer cells to fight cancer

Scientists have developed a strategy to boost the cancer-fighting power of natural killer (NK) cells, part of the immune system's first line of defense.

24 Apr 2026

Exploiting a new weakness in 'zombie-like' cells to treat senescence-associated diseases

A new set of drugs exploit a recently-revealed weakness in 'zombie-like' – or senescent – cells that could lead to new treatments for cancer and age-associated diseases.

24 Apr 2026

Study reframes Hodgkin lymphoma as a cancer of failed cell development

For the first time, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that Hodgkin lymphoma cancer cells from patient samples are immune cells stuck in an "identity crisis."

24 Apr 2026

Teens skip sunscreen because they see it as inconvenient

Adolescents' sun safety practices are influenced by social norms and perceived costs, suggesting a need for innovative approaches in skin cancer prevention.

24 Apr 2026

New model improves detection of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome risk

In a prospective validation study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that a new mathematical model, called LFSPRO, was effective in supporting genetic counselor decision-making and more accurately predicted individuals at higher risk of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a hereditary condition that carries a higher risk of developing multiple cancers.

23 Apr 2026

Cell squeezing technology offers new breast cancer risk assessment

Researchers at City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization, and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a novel microfluidic platform that can assess women's breast cancer risk at the cellular level.

23 Apr 2026

Study links polyploid cancer cells to tumor invasion and spread

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment.

23 Apr 2026

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows dual effects in glioblastoma treatment

Glioblastoma remains a highly challenging malignancy with a pronounced tendency for recurrence. The hypoxic microenvironment is a key contributor to its therapy resistance.

23 Apr 2026

AI model rapidly designs new antibiotic to fight resistant bacteria

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of drastically speeding up drug discovery - and, in early tests, it has already designed a brand-new antibiotic.

23 Apr 2026

Revisiting memories together improves emotional wellbeing in dementia care

Caring for a family member with dementia can feel like losing a loved one who is still alive, but a new study suggests that revisiting memories together through a simple digital tool can help ease that grief and even strengthen the patient-caregiver bond.

23 Apr 2026