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.

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Secondary Lung Cancer

Cancer Glossary

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Cancer Research

CDK9 and Cancer

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Cancer History

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

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Cancer Symptoms

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

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

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

What Causes Cancer?

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Cancer Pain Management

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

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

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Cancer Classification

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Pediatric Cancer

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer Diagnosis

What is Cancer?

Insights into Oncofertility

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Living with Cancer Pain

Cancer Pain

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Myc Mutations and Cancer

What is Tumorigenesis?

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

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

Cancer Pathophysiology

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Secondary Brain Cancer

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Cancer Prognosis

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Management

Latest Cancer News and Research

Excess adiposity may alter the immune environment of airways to promote lung cancer

In a recent study of more than a thousand individuals, greater adiposity, or excessive body fat or fatty tissue, specifically in the abdomen, was associated with lung cancer.

8 Oct 2026

Combination therapy overcomes immunotherapy resistance in glioblastoma

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma.

8 Oct 2026

Universal germline genetic testing catches missed cancer risks in older patients

Universal germline genetic testing of nearly 40,000 patients with solid tumors detected a substantial proportion of inherited gene variants that would have been missed by the standard germline testing approach that excludes those over age 50.

8 Oct 2026

ELRIG and The Protein Society announce keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026

ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the global drug discovery community, and The Protein Society, an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications, today announced the keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 8 Oct 2026

Study links non-brain gene variant to anorexia risk

A gene primarily active in fat and muscles could make a person more susceptible to anorexia nervosa, a deadly eating disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disease.

8 Oct 2026

Nutritionally similar meals might not affect your body the same way

Ultra-processed foods trigger distinct metabolic and brain responses, influencing insulin release and nutrient processing despite similar nutritional content.

8 Oct 2026

Sugar-rich foods may worsen antibiotic-related gut disruption

Sugar consumption during antibiotic treatment is linked to greater gut microbial disruption in transplant patients, emphasizing the need for dietary awareness.

8 Oct 2026

Mission success: Australian cancer research returns from space

Human stem cells from Adelaide University’s Centre for Cancer Biology have successfully travelled to the edge of space and back as part of a landmark mission for Australian cancer research.

8 Oct 2026

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Innovative techniques using electrical energy to treat bladder cancer may lower recurrence rates and minimize the need for radical surgical interventions.

8 Oct 2026

UK doctors transplant frozen testicular tissue to restore fertility

Doctors in Edinburgh have performed a pioneering procedure to transplant a young man's testicular tissue that was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy, in a potential breakthrough for male fertility preservation.

8 Oct 2026

Three NHS genetics labs fail to routinely share vital variant data

Three out of England's seven NHS genetics laboratories are failing to routinely share vital information about genetic variants in public databases that helps patients with rare diseases access diagnosis and care, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today.

8 Oct 2026

HPV vaccination may protect against adverse pregnancy outcomes

Having received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine before pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of major pregnancy complications including preterm birth, with the greater reduction in risk seen among women vaccinated at an earlier age, finds a large Swedish study published by The BMJ today.

8 Oct 2026

HPV vaccination linked to lower risk of pregnancy complications

The benefits of the HPV vaccine may extend beyond protection against cancer. In a study published in The BMJ, researchers at Karolinska Institutet found that women who had been vaccinated against HPV were less likely to experience several pregnancy and childbirth complications, particularly preterm birth.

7 Oct 2026

MD Anderson announces new roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas

On behalf of a statewide coalition of Texas health systems, academic institutions, community organizations and advocates, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the Texas Lone Star Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan 2027-2032, a five-year roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas.

7 Oct 2026

Single tRNA controls prostate cancer identity and treatment resistance

Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have identified a previously overlooked molecular regulator that helps determine whether prostate tumors remain sensitive to treatment or evolve into a more aggressive, drug-resistant form of the disease.

7 Oct 2026

Nerve-stimulation device enters human trials for cancer-related cachexia

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today that OnVagus, a medical device company incubating at the Institute, has received institutional and regulatory approval to begin the first human trial of its noninvasive nerve-stimulation device for patients experiencing cancer-related wasting.

7 Oct 2026

High expression of CTDNEP1 gene linked to poorer kidney cancer survival

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer, accounting for about 90% of kidney cancers.

7 Oct 2026

Study reveals link between mtDNA copy number and cancer severity

Mitochondria are small organelles within cells that play a central role in vital cellular processes, especially energy production.

7 Oct 2026

UK first as frozen testicular tissue transplanted to help restore fertility

7 Oct 2026

As femtosecond lasers find new medical uses, Lithuanian manufacturer bets on scale to meet demand

A recent study, published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, found femtosecond laser imaging assesses lung tumor margins six times faster than the current standard, allowing surgeons to make life-saving decisions on how much tissue to remove while the patient is still in surgery.

7 Oct 2026