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.

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Secondary Brain Cancer

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Symptoms

Living with Cancer Pain

Cancer Research

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Cancer Management

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

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Cancer Epidemiology

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer Pain Management

Cancer Classification

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

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

Cancer Glossary

Insights into Oncofertility

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Secondary Lung Cancer

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Cancer Prognosis

What is Cancer?

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Cancer Pathophysiology

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

Cancer Pain

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

CDK9 and Cancer

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

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

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

What is Tumorigenesis?

Myc Mutations and Cancer

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Cancer History

Pediatric Cancer

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

What Causes Cancer?

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Latest Cancer News and Research

ESMO updates precision oncology framework to improve targeted therapies

ESMO has published version 2 of the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT), a major update to the internationally recognized precision oncology framework that helps oncologists assess the clinical relevance of molecular alterations and match patients with the most appropriate targeted therapies.

22 Oct 2026

ESMO introduces new set of principles to strengthen the communication of cancer research

The new 'ESMO Principles for Humanising Scientific Reporting' aim to strengthen the communication of oncology research, connect scientific evidence with patient relevance, and support a more patient-centered approach to cancer research communication.

22 Oct 2026

Modulating GPCR signaling could help delay multiple age-related diseases

Researchers have outlined a bold plan for slowing aging by targeting one of the body's most important cellular communication systems.

22 Oct 2026

Obesity impairs key immune cells but bariatric surgery reverses damage

New Maynooth University (MU) research led by the Department of Biology's Dr Ciara Flynn, working within the research group of Prof Andrew Hogan at the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research has found that obesity can impair key immune cells that help protect the body against infection and cancer.

22 Oct 2026

AGA/AASLD joint guideline evaluates newer medications for primary biliary cholangitis

For the first time, a joint guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) evaluates newer medications for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the most common cholestatic disease in adults.

22 Oct 2026

Young cancer survivors face critical gaps in follow-up care

Young adult cancer survivors face gaps in follow-up care caused by factors including geographic mobility and insurance changes, according to an analysis by UTHealth Houston researchers.

22 Oct 2026

Half-matched bone marrow transplants show high survival in young aplastic anemia patients

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among children, adolescent, and young adult patients with severe aplastic anemia, a rare, life-threatening disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough healthy blood cells.

22 Oct 2026

US agency selects UQ for ‘one of the world’s most ambitious biomanufacturing programs'

A United States Government agency has selected University of Queensland researchers to develop technology for personalized RNA medicines to be produced in hospitals, allowing lifesaving treatments to reach patients within days.

22 Oct 2026

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Discover expert insights into single-cell proteomics, revealing protein diversity and non-canonical biology with advanced mass spectrometry

From Bruker Daltonics 22 Oct 2026

A simple facial photograph may hold clues to cancer survival

FAHR-Face leverages AI to extract prognostic data from facial photographs, potentially transforming cancer survival predictions and clinical decision-making.

22 Oct 2026

BGI Genomics smarter stool testing detects colorectal cancer across Latin America

BGI Genomics' COLOTECT® addresses colorectal cancer in LATAM through innovative non-invasive screening, enhancing early detection and treatment efficiency.

From BGI Genomics 22 Oct 2026

Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu

A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting unwanted inflammation.

22 Oct 2026

Review offers guidance for managing recurrent catheter-related bloodstream infections

Patients who depend on long-term intravenous catheters for chemotherapy, hemodialysis, intravenous nutrition and other essential therapies face an ongoing risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections, a potentially life-threatening complication that can be difficult to manage when the device remains necessary for care.

22 Oct 2026

Study identifies blood proteins associated with aggressive prostate cancer risk

Proteins linked to the immune system, cell adhesion, blood vessel formation and known prostate cancer genes, were associated with the future risk of developing prostate cancer, including aggressive disease, in a new study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health.

21 Oct 2026

Beef can fit into healthy diets, but what about its environmental cost?

A narrative review published in Animal Frontiers highlights beef's contribution to high-quality protein and bioavailable micronutrients, while controlled trials generally found no adverse effects on selected cardiometabolic risk markers, although long-term disease outcomes remain uncertain. The authors argue that sustainable food policies should consider nutritional needs, environmental impacts, agricultural productivity, and rural livelihoods when evaluating beef's place in healthy diets.

21 Oct 2026

Penn State study identifies new regulator of jumping genes

As much as half of the human genome is composed of so-called "jumping genes." These DNA sequences can make copies of themselves that are inserted back into the genome at another location, playing a significant functional role in creating the diversity that drives evolution and in regulating how other genes are turned on or off.

21 Oct 2026

Study identifies new genetic factors underlying fat accumulation in the liver

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified additional genetic factors underlying fat accumulation in the liver.

21 Oct 2026

Altered fatty acid metabolism drives glioblastoma growth and treatment resistance

Glioma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, and glioblastoma (GBM), particularly IDH (Isocitrate dehydrogenase)-wildtype disease, has the poorest prognosis.

21 Oct 2026

Cell Painting method reveals drug differences in 3D cancer cells

Researchers at Uppsala University have adapted Cell Painting, a widely used imaging method in drug discovery, to look at individual cells inside small 3D clusters of cancer cells.

21 Oct 2026

ECOG-ACRIN opens trial testing ivonescimab for aggressive bile duct cancer

The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) announced today that it will open a randomized, registration-enabling phase 2/3 clinical trial to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC).

21 Oct 2026