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.

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Secondary Brain Cancer

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Targeted Cancer Therapies

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

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

What is Immunochemotherapy?

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Cancer Pain Management

Cancer History

What is Cancer?

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Cancer Pain

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Cancer Glossary

Pediatric Cancer

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Secondary Lung Cancer

Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Cancer Symptoms

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Living with Cancer Pain

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

CDK9 and Cancer

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Cancer Management

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

What is Tumorigenesis?

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Insights into Oncofertility

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

Cancer Pathophysiology

Cancer Research

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Cancer Prognosis

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer Classification

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

What Causes Cancer?

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study suggests a U-shaped link between cholesterol levels and mortality among Chinese adults

A new commentary published in Engineering highlights key findings from a large multinational cohort study that re-evaluates cholesterol management for cardiovascular and chronic disease prevention, suggesting a U-shaped association between cholesterol levels and mortality among Chinese adults that challenges the conventional "lower is better" approach.

28 Apr 2026

Proteomics-driven multi-omics integration transforms understanding of tumor heterogeneity

A recent review shows that proteomics-driven multi-omics integration reveals tumor heterogeneity and functional regulatory networks beyond genomic information, facilitating the discovery of clinically relevant biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

28 Apr 2026

Epigenetic changes reshape Dicer enzyme function in cancer and reproduction

Activation of a specific part of the Dicer enzyme can change its shape in a way that affects its critical role in proper cell division, with implications for both cancer biology and fertility, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

28 Apr 2026

Lifestyle and non-lifestyle factors converge to influence gut microbiome in cancer patients

A new review was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on March 11, 2026, titled "Associations among physical activity, diet, non-lifestyle characteristics and the gut microbiome of cancer patients: A scoping review and network analysis."

28 Apr 2026

UIC researchers develop anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria in tumors

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in cancer tumors.

28 Apr 2026

AI model detects pancreatic cancer years before clinical diagnosis

An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and the human eye find difficult to detect, finds research published online in the journal Gut.

28 Apr 2026

Rising bowel and ovarian cancer rates in younger adults raise new concerns

Cases of several cancers are rising in England among both younger and older adults, but rates of bowel and ovarian cancer are rising only among younger adults (under 50s), finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.

28 Apr 2026

TikTok chatter could help predict where the opioid crisis is heading next

A large-scale analysis of 569,581 TikTok comments found that opioid-related discussions may help track and forecast synthetic opioid overdose mortality in the US. Recovery, harm reduction, drug use, drug sourcing, and loss-related conversations provided near-real-time signals that improved 6-month forecasting accuracy.

28 Apr 2026

New blood-based method identifies testicular cancer missed by standard tests

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of testicular cancer, including cases that do not show up on standard blood tests, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

28 Apr 2026

PCORI announces new funding for patient-centered clinical effectiveness research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced new funding to support patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) across a range of health conditions experienced by Americans, along with projects designed to help bring practice-changing CER results into real-world care settings.

28 Apr 2026

VCU study identifies key factors driving risk of second cancers

Risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer varied significantly by age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer, according to a study by Oxana Palesh and Susan Hong and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S., published April 28th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

28 Apr 2026

New optical imaging tool allows real-time breast cancer staging

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is critical to breast cancer staging, yet current assessment methods remain heavily dependent on pathology expertise and time-consuming tissue processing.

28 Apr 2026

Baylor researchers develop SAMENT method to map metastatic tumor niches

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions developed a method that reveals the cellular makeup of tissues that support metastatic cancer growth, which is the primary cause of death for most patients with solid tumors.

28 Apr 2026

New global initiative advocates for independent academic clinical cancer trials

Independent, academic clinical cancer trials are essential to improving patient outcomes, reducing inequalities in care, and strengthening healthcare systems worldwide, according to a new initiative published in The Lancet Oncology.

28 Apr 2026

Experts establish new clinical trial endpoints for oligometastatic cancer

An international group of experts led by the Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna has established endpoints for clinical trials in patients with cancer and isolated metastases.

28 Apr 2026

NCCN publishes new patient guide for prostate cancer screening

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)-an alliance of leading cancer centers-has published a new book explaining the latest evidence and expert recommendations around prostate cancer screening.

28 Apr 2026

Study identifies protein essential for repairing damage after inflammation

Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body's first line of defense, and macrophages — cells of the innate immune system — play a key role: first, they help eliminate pathogens and other infectious agents, and then they trigger the mechanisms that repair the damage caused during the inflammatory process.

28 Apr 2026