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.

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

What Causes Cancer?

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

CDK9 and Cancer

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What is Tumorigenesis?

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Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Research

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Cancer Pain Management

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Cancer Symptoms

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Cancer Classification

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Secondary Lung Cancer

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Living with Cancer Pain

Insights into Oncofertility

Cancer Prognosis

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Cancer Pathophysiology

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Secondary Brain Cancer

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Cancer Management

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Cancer Pain

What is Cancer?

Pediatric Cancer

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

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

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

Cured Meats, Nitrates, and Cancer Risk: Why Food Source and Processing Matter

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer Epidemiology

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Cancer History

Cancer Diagnosis

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Cleaner bedroom air linked to improved blood sugar control

Using portable filters to reduce exposure to air pollution during sleep may stabilize the large spikes in blood sugar experienced by people with prediabetes, a condition in which sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal, a new study shows.

8 Nov 2026

CAR T-cell therapy shows promise for difficult-to-treat lupus

A type of cellular therapy originally developed to treat cancer is showing promise as a potential treatment for people with difficult-to-treat lupus, according to a new study from researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).

8 Nov 2026

Early heart procedures do not improve long-term survival in stable heart disease

Patients with stable heart disease and abnormal stress tests who have invasive procedures early in their care do not live longer than those initially treated with drugs and lifestyle changes alone, an international study shows.

8 Nov 2026

Exercise, diet or stress? One lifestyle habit stood out in a heart disease study

A hospital-based case-control study involving 495 adults in Iran found that higher healthy lifestyle scores were associated with lower odds of cardiovascular disease, even after adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic factors. Physical activity and recreation showed the strongest numerical association per questionnaire point, although the observational design could not establish whether healthier habits prevented cardiovascular disease.

8 Nov 2026

MD Anderson and P-Cure join hands to advance proton and helium ion therapy

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and P-Cure Ltd. today announced a strategic alliance to advance the development and clinical validation of a next-generation particle therapy platform designed to deliver both proton and helium ion therapy from a single compact upright treatment system.

8 Nov 2026

Red meat and ultra-processed foods show no clear link to postpartum depression in new study

A prospective cohort study of 264 pregnant Iranian women found no statistically significant association between maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods or red meat and probable postpartum depression assessed four to six weeks after childbirth. However, the relatively small sample size and imprecise estimates mean that potentially meaningful associations cannot be excluded, highlighting the need for larger studies.

8 Nov 2026

Epidemiologist investigates environmental risks to protect vulnerable cancer patients

Judy Ou, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist-which is, according to her, "the nerdiest kind of detective ever."

6 Nov 2026

Portable testing method detects RNA viruses without laboratory equipment

A new protocol detects RNA viruses such as Zika and hepatitis C without traditional medical laboratory equipment.

6 Nov 2026

Tai Chi and exercise may improve sleep in older cancer survivors

There is an hour of the night that belongs to no one. The house has gone still, the furnace has stopped ticking, and a man who beat cancer some years ago lies on his back, counting nothing in particular. He is not alone.

6 Nov 2026

AI tool uncovers hidden interactions among human mitochondrial proteins

Artificial intelligence is helping Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists fast-track answers to a long-standing question in human biology: What do hundreds of mystery proteins in the mitochondria actually do?

6 Nov 2026

NIH award supports research into ovarian cancer and neural connections

One of the biggest breakthroughs in modern cancer treatment doesn't attack cancer directly. Instead, immunotherapy harnesses the body's immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells.

6 Nov 2026

Immune cell differences may explain sex-specific obesity responses

University of California, Riverside scientists have an explanation for why males and females respond differently to obesity.

6 Nov 2026

Study maps key regions driving inflammation in aging hearts

Scientists have long known that aging drives inflammation in the heart, but exactly how those changes are distributed throughout the organ has remained unclear.

6 Nov 2026

Pancreatic cancer shows distinct biological differences across racial groups

New research from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center found biological differences in pancreatic cancer tumors and immune environments, opening the possibility for more personalized treatments for different populations.

6 Nov 2026

IITGN research explores new approach to tackling drug-resistant glioblastoma

Cancer remains among the most deadly diseases worldwide. Globally, more than 300,000 new cases of brain cancer are reported each year, with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for over 250,000 deaths.

6 Nov 2026

Light-powered reaction gives discarded drug compounds new potential

Throughout the drug development process, which can take a decade or more, tens of thousands of chemical compounds are produced that never go on to become medicines.

6 Nov 2026

Five UK research hubs to develop technologies for healthier lives

Five new research and partnership hubs are being backed by over £52 million from the UK government through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to develop tools that help people stay healthier for longer.

6 Nov 2026

Harvard-led team receives $7 million to develop AI co-scientists for cancer research

A team led by Marinka Zitnik, associate professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, has received a grant of nearly $7 million from Cancer Grand Challenges to create artificial intelligence (AI) "co-scientists" that help cancer researchers analyze data, generate hypotheses, and suggest new experiments, speeding new knowledge and therapies.

6 Nov 2026

Stony Brook-developed cancer drug advances to human clinical trials

A promising new cancer chemotherapeutic agent from a taxane class of natural compounds – anti-cancer agents designed to block cell division and trigger the programmed cell death to treat sold tumors – originally developed by researchers at Stony Brook University has entered human clinical trials.

6 Nov 2026

Advanced tumor profiling uncovers hidden hereditary cancer-predisposition syndrome

Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to profile tumor cells from patients with solid tumors, researchers at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS identified genetic alterations associated with cancer predisposition in 10% of the subjects examined.

6 Nov 2026