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.
What is Cancer?

Cancer is refers to a group of more than a hundred diseases that can originate in many different parts of the body.

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TTUHSC El Paso scientist receives $2.6 million NIH grant for research on tuberculosis

TTUHSC El Paso scientist receives $2.6 million NIH grant for research on tuberculosis

Candida auris infection without epidemiologic links to a prior outbreak

Candida auris infection without epidemiologic links to a prior outbreak

Women with mental illness have twice the risk of developing cervical cancer

Women with mental illness have twice the risk of developing cervical cancer

Biological BMI measures metabolic health more accurately

Biological BMI measures metabolic health more accurately

New discovery could help target the causes of aging and cancer development

New discovery could help target the causes of aging and cancer development

New way to safely, sustainably synthesize a molecule with remarkable anticancer properties

New way to safely, sustainably synthesize a molecule with remarkable anticancer properties

Study provides evidence for a strong role of autophagy in controlling intracellular infections

Study provides evidence for a strong role of autophagy in controlling intracellular infections

Withdrawal of financial incentives for NHS GPs in Scotland linked to reductions in quality of care

Withdrawal of financial incentives for NHS GPs in Scotland linked to reductions in quality of care

Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures

Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures

Being ‘socially frail’ comes with health risks for older adults

Being ‘socially frail’ comes with health risks for older adults

Brown adipose tissue may help improve survival in people with cancer

Brown adipose tissue may help improve survival in people with cancer

Understanding the structure of CFTR could help design more effective therapies for cystic fibrosis

Understanding the structure of CFTR could help design more effective therapies for cystic fibrosis

Golden spice commonly found in curry could enhance ovarian cancer treatments

Golden spice commonly found in curry could enhance ovarian cancer treatments

Study discovers a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

Study discovers a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

Researchers identify an enzyme associated with kidney fibrosis in both mice and humans

Researchers identify an enzyme associated with kidney fibrosis in both mice and humans

Combined and progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk

Combined and progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk

Public’s view of obesity has changed since the pandemic, survey shows

Public’s view of obesity has changed since the pandemic, survey shows

Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer get limited emotional support due to insufficient research

Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer get limited emotional support due to insufficient research

Berkeley Lights Completes Acquisition of IsoPlexis Forming PhenomeX, the Functional Cell Biology Company

Berkeley Lights Completes Acquisition of IsoPlexis Forming PhenomeX, the Functional Cell Biology Company

Why are colon cancer rates in young people rising?

Why are colon cancer rates in young people rising?