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.

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Targeted Cancer Therapies

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

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Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Cancer Prognosis

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Secondary Brain Cancer

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Cancer Epidemiology

What Causes Cancer?

Cancer Pain

Cancer Classification

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

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

Cancer Pathophysiology

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Cancer Symptoms

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

Cancer Diagnosis

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Living with Cancer Pain

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Cancer Research

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

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

CDK9 and Cancer

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Cancer Management

Secondary Lung Cancer

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

What is Cancer?

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Insights into Oncofertility

Cancer Pain Management

What is Tumorigenesis?

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

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

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Cancer Glossary

Pediatric Cancer

Cancer History

Latest Cancer News and Research

Two common forever chemicals linked to higher incidence of ER-negative breast cancer

Women with higher blood levels of two common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also familiarly known as PFAS, were more likely to develop estrogen receptor-negative, or ER-negative, breast cancer, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

6 Nov 2026

China's stricter air quality standards can avert over 200,000 deaths

China introduced a 35 µg m⁻³ annual PM₂.₅ limit in 2012 and later cut population-weighted exposure from 62.8 to 29.7 µg m⁻³ between 2013 and 2024 through clean air actions.

6 Nov 2026

Towards a new approach to treating chronic blood disorders

A previously unrecognised weakness in the immune defenses against certain blood neoplasms could offer a promising target for future treatments.

6 Nov 2026

Developing brains may have a way to remove genetically abnormal neurons

A significant reduction in genetic abnormalities in cortical neurons occurs after birth, suggesting a selective elimination mechanism in brain development.

6 Nov 2026

Evaxion will present new target validation data for EVX-04, an off-the-shelf therapeutic vaccine for acute myeloid leukemia at ASH 2026 Meeting

Evaxion A/S (“Evaxion”), a clinical-stage TechBio company developing novel immunotherapies with its pioneering AI-Immunology™ platform, will present new data for EVX-04, an off-the-shelf therapeutic vaccine for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in a poster session at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 12-15, 2026.

5 Nov 2026

Novel method identifies active tRNAs during cellular protein synthesis

In a new study in Nature Methods, researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona describe a technique that looks only at the tRNAs on ribosomes busy making proteins.

5 Nov 2026

New genomic tools improve detection of rare DNA changes

WashU Medicine researchers have verified the accuracy of genetics tools to correctly identify all the rare DNA changes that make up an individual's genomic mosaic, paving the way to understanding these variants' impact on health and disease.

5 Nov 2026

Nail salon workers face underestimated risks from chemical exposure

Nail salon workers in New York City face greater health risks on the job than previously understood, according to a new study published in the journal Risk Analysis.

5 Nov 2026

New microscopy technique reveals how drugs affect living cells

How do cells respond to drugs? A new microscopy technique could provide more precise answers to this question in the future.

5 Nov 2026

The Mediterranean diet has a modern problem, and it isn't just about food

A narrative review published in Applied Sciences examined how urbanisation, time constraints, food costs, and changing lifestyles have contributed to declining adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Drawing on 116 references, the authors identified workplace and school interventions, nutrition education, physical activity, and Mediterranean-inspired convenience foods as potential strategies for adapting this dietary pattern to modern life.

5 Nov 2026

Hidden genetic differences in gut bacteria may hold clues to aging

Researchers analyzed approximately 12.8 million gut microbial genetic variants in 10,781 individuals across six cohorts, identifying 940 independent associations with 69 human health characteristics and environmental exposures. Nearly two-thirds of these associations were not accompanied by significant differences in bacterial species abundance, suggesting that microbial genetics can reveal relationships overlooked by conventional microbiome analyses, although causality remains unproven.

5 Nov 2026

NCCN expands agreement to improve cancer care in Vietnam

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) today announced the signing of a new agreement with the Viet Nam National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) and The Vietnam Cancer Association (VCA), expanding a longstanding collaboration to improve cancer care through the adaptation and use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

5 Nov 2026

New guidelines urge opt-out tobacco treatment during hospital stays

For people who smoke cigarettes, a hospital stay may be an opportunity to quit. New clinical guidelines developed with experts from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center call on hospitals to make tobacco treatment a routine part of care.

5 Nov 2026

ASH establishes new blood reference ranges for Duffy-null individuals

ASH has developed new reference ranges for children and adults with Duffy-null status, a common genetic trait associated with naturally lower circulating white blood cell counts that affects more than 66% of people with African or Mediterranean ancestry in the US.

5 Nov 2026

Vulnerable DNA sites make cancer cells sensitive to PARP inhibitors

A small subset of vulnerable DNA sites can make cancer cells highly sensitive to targeted drugs called PARP inhibitors, a new study shows.

5 Nov 2026

Automated text messages improve bowel cancer screening in London

As low-cost and straightforward an intervention as automated text messaging could make a significant contribution to tackling London's below-average bowel cancer screening rates, according to a major study led by the University of Surrey.

5 Nov 2026

Rising colorectal cancer rates prompt earlier routine screening recommendations

Forty-five is the new 60 – at least when it comes to colonoscopies. That may not be the party you look forward to, but it could save your life. According to the Cancer Research Institute, 1 in 5 colorectal cancers are diagnosed in patients under age 55, making what was once thought of as an older person's disease one of the fastest-growing cancers in young people.

5 Nov 2026

Organoid coculture platforms enhance preclinical prediction of drug efficacy

Three‐dimensional cancer organoids cultured in vitro closely recapitulate the phenotypic and genetic features of parental tumor tissues, making them powerful tools for cancer research, drug screening, and personalized medicine.

5 Nov 2026

Three-drug combination remodels immune environment in gastric cancer

A triplet combination therapy can remodel the tumor microenvironment in patients with advanced gastric cancer and shows a promising safety profile, according to results from a new phase 2 clinical trial.

5 Nov 2026

Women with DCIS may not need routine imaging after double mastectomy

Women who have undergone a double mastectomy to treat ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive form of breast cancer also known as stage 0 breast cancer, may not benefit from routine mammograms or other breast imaging after surgery, according to a new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Nov 2026