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 Immunochemotherapy?

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Cancer Prognosis

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Insights into Oncofertility

Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer Management

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Cancer Classification

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

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Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Pediatric Cancer

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

What is Tumorigenesis?

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Cancer Pain Management

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

What Causes Cancer?

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

What is Cancer?

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Cancer Diagnosis

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Cancer Symptoms

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

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Living with Cancer Pain

Secondary Brain Cancer

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

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

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

CDK9 and Cancer

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Cancer Glossary

Secondary Lung Cancer

Cancer Research

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer History

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Targeted Cancer Therapies

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Pathophysiology

Cancer Pain

Latest Cancer News and Research

A yeast-derived genetic tool offers hope for mitochondrial disorders and cancer

Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division.

17 Feb 2026

Redefining cardiovascular care for women

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death for women across the globe, yet significant progress has been made in prevention, diagnosis and management thanks to more sex-specific research, as noted in a special Go Red for Women issue of Circulation, the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed scientific journal, published today.

17 Feb 2026

Healthy diets link to longer life regardless of longevity genes, large study finds

Adherence to five established healthy dietary patterns was associated with lower mortality and modestly longer life expectancy in a large UK cohort. These associations were largely independent of genetic predisposition to longevity, suggesting diet quality may influence lifespan regardless of inherited risk.

16 Feb 2026

AI tool could help identify life-threatening transplant complications

A powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tool could give clinicians a head start in identifying life-threatening complications after stem cell and bone marrow transplants, according to new research from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

16 Feb 2026

Study reveals a new facet of how pancreatic cancer cells regulate autophagy

A feature of pancreatic cancer cells' surroundings determines whether they grow fast or become resistant to chemotherapy, a new study shows.

16 Feb 2026

Chronic inflammation shapes cancer progression and immunotherapy response

Chronic inflammation is both a driver and suppressor of cancer depending on context. Key players-NF-κB, IL-6, STAT3, TAMs, MDSCs, and Tregs-orchestrate a tumor-permissive microenvironment.

16 Feb 2026

Dysplasia grade predicts colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and precancerous colorectal lesions are much more likely to develop colorectal cancer, a new study shows.

16 Feb 2026

CNN-based system improves lung nodule detection and classification

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Early detection of pulmonary nodules is crucial for timely diagnosis and effective treatment.

16 Feb 2026

OVACell project pioneers viral target immunotherapy for ovarian cancer

A small team at OVACell is fighting ovarian cancer with hidden viral sequences and advanced immunotherapies.

16 Feb 2026

Optimization of CAR T cells to destroy solid tumors

A team led by LMU physician Sebastian Kobold has found a way to allow the body's immune system to destroy solid tumors.

16 Feb 2026

Machine learning model demonstrates insulin resistance as a risk factor for 12 types of cancer

Insulin resistance - when the body doesn't properly respond to insulin, a hormone that helps control blood glucose levels - is one of the fundamental causes of diabetes.

16 Feb 2026

HER2 gastric cancer: Unraveling resistance at single-cell resolution

HER2-positive gastric cancer accounts for a substantial proportion of advanced cases and has long been treated with HER2-targeted therapies.

16 Feb 2026

Synergistic drug pair shows promise for spinal cord injury recovery

Spinal cord injury remains one of the most challenging neurological conditions to treat, largely because damage continues to worsen long after the initial trauma.

16 Feb 2026

Global study reveals disparities in early-onset gastric cancer

Gastric cancer remains the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although its overall incidence has declined, early-onset cases—diagnosed before age 50—display unique biological and clinical patterns.

16 Feb 2026

Toxic compounds found in synthetic and natural hair extensions

Chemical analysis of hair extensions uncovers hazardous substances, emphasizing the need for improved regulation and transparency in the beauty industry.

16 Feb 2026

Eating more plant-based foods may lower breast cancer risk, major international study indicates

Greater adherence to healthful plant-based dietary patterns was associated with lower breast cancer incidence and reduced all-cause mortality among women with breast cancer in large prospective cohorts. Specific micronutrients showed differential associations with cancer risk and survival, though findings remain observational and not causal.

15 Feb 2026

Obesity sharply increases hospitalisation risk from infections, global analysis shows

Adult obesity is associated with a substantially higher risk of severe hospital-treated or fatal infections across multiple pathogens, with risk increasing as obesity severity rises. Global modelling suggests roughly one in ten infection-related deaths worldwide may be attributable to adult obesity, although causality cannot be confirmed.

15 Feb 2026

Why lung cancer in never smokers is rising and how targeted detection could reduce deaths

Lung cancer in never smokers is an increasingly recognized global health issue with distinct biological drivers, environmental risk factors, and genetic susceptibilities. Improved risk modelling, targeted screening strategies, and preventive approaches are needed to enable earlier detection and reduce mortality in this growing patient group.

15 Feb 2026

Nasal COVID vaccine boost increases IgA responses linked to variant neutralisation

Intranasal boosting after prior intramuscular COVID vaccination induced strong mucosal IgA responses in a small human cohort. These antibodies showed markedly enhanced neutralising activity against Omicron variants and evidence of immune memory reprogramming toward mucosal protection.

15 Feb 2026

Parenting style shapes adolescent alcohol and drug use

"Like father, like son? Can parenting styles break the intergenerational pattern of alcohol and drug use?" A group of Brazilian researchers analyzed data on the behavior of 4,280 adolescents and their guardians based on this question, arriving at two important conclusions.

13 Feb 2026