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.

Cancer Classification

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Cancer Glossary

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Cancer History

What Causes Cancer?

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

What is Tumorigenesis?

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Cancer Management

Cancer Research

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Living with Cancer Pain

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Secondary Brain Cancer

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Cancer Pain Management

Cancer Epidemiology

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

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Cancer Pain

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Cancer Pathophysiology

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

What is Cancer?

Insights into Oncofertility

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Cancer Prognosis

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

CDK9 and Cancer

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

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

Cancer Symptoms

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Pediatric Cancer

Cancer Diagnosis

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Secondary Lung Cancer

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Latest Cancer News and Research

New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins

To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us - whether it's an individual case of hepatitis B or a COVID pandemic - it's crucial to understand how the proteins they make initiate changes in our bodies that allow them to flourish.

11 Jul 2026

Rural radiation oncology clinic closures threaten cancer patient care

A new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that although the overall number of radiation oncology clinics in the United States has appeared stable in recent years, many individual treatment centers have quietly closed while others have opened.

11 Jul 2026

Machine learning redefines precision cancer therapy using smart radiopharmaceuticals

JMIR Publications released a feature News and Perspectives story on technological advances in oncology.

11 Jul 2026

New generation approaches revive BET protein inhibitors in solid tumors

BET proteins, especially BRD4, drive oncogenic transcription in solid tumours. First‑generation inhibitors (JQ1, molibresib, birabresib) showed preclinical promise but failed clinically due to modest efficacy, dose‑limiting thrombocytopenia, and resistance (isoform switching, compensatory PI3K/AKT/WNT signalling).

11 Jul 2026

New study explains how brain tumors evolve to resist treatment

A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of the glioma cells to transform into immature, stem-cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham.

11 Jul 2026

Machine learning framework enables low-cost water toxin detection

Portable screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) biosensors offer a rapid and low-cost way to detect microcystin-lysine-arginine (MC-LR), an extremely potent toxin produced by cyanobacteria during harmful algal blooms in freshwater.

11 Jul 2026

New genomic map identifies hundreds of genes governing bone health

In a global breakthrough published in Nature Genetics, researchers have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss at an unprecedented scale and discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health.

10 Jul 2026

Global hotspots where breast cancer and atrial fibrillation overlap

Investigating breast cancer and atrial fibrillation overlap, this study highlights key risk factors, underscoring the need for integrated prevention approaches.

10 Jul 2026

Multifloral honey may protect skin cells from UV damage and premature aging

Ongoing research reveals that multifloral honey is a promising candidate for protecting human skin cells from premature ageing and cell damage caused by UV radiation, with the potential for developing future clinical and cosmetic applications.

9 Jul 2026

Six-gene signature predicts colorectal cancer recurrence after liver metastases

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a six-gene signature in microscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases that may help predict recurrence after treatment.

9 Jul 2026

New study links overactive C1 neurons to prolonged anxiety responses

Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how these regions connect has been poorly understood.

9 Jul 2026

Global cancer cases projected to reach nearly 35 million by 2050

Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

9 Jul 2026

Scientists discover molecular mechanism behind anesthesia-induced unconsciousness

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Birkbeck, University of London, have identified a site where a commonly used anesthetic binds to sodium ion channels, revealing a molecular mechanism that may explain how these drugs dampen communication between neurons.

9 Jul 2026

Yeast food supplement helps immune cells fight cancer more effectively

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that a food supplement made from yeast helps the body to make stronger immune cells that can fight cancer.

9 Jul 2026

New form of hereditary prostate cancer can cause aggressive disease at a young age

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can cause aggressive disease at a young age.

9 Jul 2026

Lung tumors hack the nervous system to cause severe cachexia

Cachexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose weight.

9 Jul 2026

New genetic screening method unlocks insights into human development

A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides new insights into human development.

9 Jul 2026

Advanced synthetic grafting material fights bone cancer and prevents infection

Primary bone tumors, such as osteosarcoma, have seen stagnant survival rates over the past four decades. Surgical removal of the tumor is critical, but local recurrence may occur when tumours are close to vital structures, often resulting in amputation.

9 Jul 2026

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine strengthen breast cancer research workflows with advanced liquid handling

Advanced liquid handling tools from INTEGRA Biosciences are transforming breast cancer research at Tulane, boosting accuracy and workflow efficiency in the lab.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 9 Jul 2026

Experimental compound BA-101 overcomes chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma

Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive form of brain cancer: resistance to chemotherapy.

9 Jul 2026