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.

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Cancer Pathophysiology

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Cancer Pain Management

Cancer Glossary

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Cancer Classification

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Cancer Management

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Insights into Oncofertility

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

What is Tumorigenesis?

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Prognosis

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

What is Cancer?

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

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Pain

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Cancer Research

Living with Cancer Pain

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

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

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Targeted Cancer Therapies

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Cancer History

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Pediatric Cancer

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Secondary Brain Cancer

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Secondary Lung Cancer

Cancer Epidemiology

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

CDK9 and Cancer

Cancer Symptoms

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

What Causes Cancer?

Latest Cancer News and Research

NYU Langone hospitals earn 12th consecutive top safety grades

NYU Langone Health hospitals continued a six-year streak of top national recognition for patient safety and quality, joining just 1 percent of hospitals nationwide to receive 12 consecutive A grades from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on healthcare safety and quality.

6 May 2026

Blood-based biomarkers identified for early inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas at Austin have identified specific blood-based genomic biomarkers that distinguish inflammatory breast cancer from other subtypes, providing a new and less invasive method for early diagnosis, disease progression monitoring and treatment development for patients with this aggressive disease.

6 May 2026

Using Apple Watch and AI to protect children undergoing cancer treatment from infections

A new trial will test whether a tool that harnesses Apple Watch health data and artificial intelligence can help protect children undergoing cancer treatment from infections.

6 May 2026

Testosterone may help limit brain tumor growth in men

In a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, scientists at Cleveland Clinic discovered that hormones associated with male development may play a key role in limiting the growth of brain tumors in men.

6 May 2026

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs modulate brain reward circuits to suppress eating for pleasure

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study has found that an emerging class of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs suppress eating for pleasure, or hedonic feeding, in mice by modulating a reward circuit deep within the brain.

6 May 2026

USF researchers develop AI framework to predict immune system responses

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to help scientists accelerate drug discovery and search for new treatments.

6 May 2026

Six genes found to connect pancreatic cancer with metabolic dysfunction

New research shows that the same genes are active in pancreatic cancer, obesity and diabetes, helping to explain why people with metabolic disease often face poorer cancer outcomes and pointing to future ways to predict recurrence and develop more targeted treatments.

6 May 2026

Cervical cancer gap will widen without urgent global action

Global modeling reveals that without urgent action, cervical cancer inequalities will worsen, highlighting the need for enhanced vaccination and screening.

6 May 2026

Asthma-Friendly Schools recognition program expands across Colorado districts

A total of 221 schools across early childhood, elementary, middle and high school levels have earned Colorado Asthma-Friendly School recognition.

5 May 2026

Human telomerase shows limited function across different animal species

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on April 13, 2026, titled "Cross species activity of TERT human telomerase component."

5 May 2026

Exercise remains essential alongside GLP-1 obesity treatments

As GLP-1 receptor agonists reshape obesity treatment, a new medical perspective published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, underscores a persistent gap in care: integrating exercise into weight management in ways patients can sustain.

5 May 2026

New coating prevents protein adhesion to reduce hospital infections

A non-toxic coating developed by researchers at University of Toronto Engineering prevents proteins from sticking to surfaces - potentially offering a new tool in the fight against hospital-acquired infections.

5 May 2026

YAP1 expression drives chemotherapy resistance in small cell lung cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that some cancer cells express the YAP1 protein only after treatment with chemotherapy, allowing them to survive by becoming more invasive and leading to treatment resistance with eventual relapse in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

5 May 2026

Tumor splicing burden predicts treatment response in kidney cancer

Researchers at City of Hope® and TGen (part of City of Hope) have identified a significant correlation between a tumor's "splicing burden" and its clinical response to treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

5 May 2026

Hand-held wireless probe helps surgeons identify breast cancer tumors

Breast cancer impacts over 2 million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery is the first line of intervention for early-stage breast cancer.

5 May 2026

AI creates detailed map of fat and muscle distribution to predict major health risks

Researchers used AI to analyze whole-body MRI scans from more than 66,000 participants to create the most detailed reference map to date of how fat and muscle are distributed in the human body across age, sex and height.

5 May 2026

Specific health labels may better motivate reduced alcohol consumption

Although the United States requires a warning label on alcoholic beverages, alcohol-related deaths have risen steadily over the past two decades.

5 May 2026

A new tool that predicts obesity-related disease risk beyond BMI

OBSCORE is a data-driven tool that identifies high-risk individuals for obesity-related diseases, enhancing treatment targeting beyond traditional BMI metrics.

5 May 2026

ASPIRE trial explores survival benefits of adding chemotherapy to standard prostate cancer treatment

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is now enrolling patients in the ASPIRE trial (A032302)-a large-scale, phase III clinical study investigating whether adding chemotherapy to current standard treatments extends survival for men with advanced prostate cancer.

4 May 2026