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 Glossary

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Cancer Pathophysiology

Microfluidic cancer treatment screen combined with flow cytometry

What is Cancer?

What is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?

Cancer Research

Why are Cancer Cell Lines Useful?

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

Insights into Oncofertility

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

Effects of Social and Economic Deprivation on Cancer Mortality

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Secondary Brain Cancer

Cancer Classification

Cancer Prevention: Lowering your Risk

Secondary Lung Cancer

What is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?

Cancer Prognosis

Extracellular Vesicles as Floating Cancer Biomarkers

Metastatic Migration in Cancer may be Influenced by Metabolism

How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have Revolutionized Cancer Treatment

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer

The Cancer Cell Surface Proteome as a Therapeutic Target

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Myc Mutations and Cancer

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

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

Cancer Pain Management

Living with Cancer Pain

Cancer History

The Biochemistry of Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Pain

What is the Tumor Microenvironment?

Proto-Oncogene Activation: The Genetic Shift that Fuels Cancer

Transforming Cancer Care through Genomic Testing

Cancer Management

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

Cancer Diagnosis

How Camomile Could Prevent Neutropenia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Overview of Cell Viability and Cytotoxicity

Assay for Monitoring and Treating Malignant Brain Tumors

Hypoxia Markers and Their Importance

Pediatric Cancer

What is Immunochemotherapy?

Acidosis and Tumor Progression

Cancer Symptoms

What is Tumorigenesis?

Cancer Epidemiology

What Causes Cancer?

CDK9 and Cancer

Cancer Plasticity: The Shape-Shifting Threat Challenging Modern Treatments

What Role do Biobanks Play in Cancer Research?

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Exploiting Enzymes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Cancer Screening Considerations: Balancing the Benefits and Risks

Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

TARDIS: The Improved Method of Detecting Breast Cancer

Using Biomarkers to Detect Cancer

Latest Cancer News and Research

Scientists map genetic changes controlling the immune sensor STING

The immune system depends on molecular alarms that detect danger inside cells. One of these alarms is STING, short for "stimulator of interferon genes".

24 Jun 2026

Immune cells drive abnormal joint tissue growth in rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have identified a specialized population of immune cells that play a central role in driving abnormal tissue growth in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), offering new insight into disease progression and potential treatment strategies.

24 Jun 2026

FDA approves palbociclib combination for advanced HR-positive HER2-positive breast cancer

Today, Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC (AFT) was informed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved palbociclib in combination with trastuzumab, with or without pertuzumab, and endocrine therapy for adult patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive (HER2+) locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following induction treatment.

24 Jun 2026

England faces widening obesity inequalities across regions and communities

This study is the first to analyse obesity trends from 2019 to 2025, using NHS England electronic health records covering nearly 55 million adults.

24 Jun 2026

First human bladder transplant patient thrives one year after surgery

One year after the first human bladder transplant, the patient is thriving and the UCLA Health surgeon who performed the operation already has completed a second successful bladder transplant, laying a solid path for a field of surgery that until now has not been feasible.

24 Jun 2026

Socioeconomic factors alter patient experiences during lung cancer screening

New research among lung cancer screening participants has found that low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) screening is generally well tolerated both physically and emotionally, but experiences vary across socioeconomic groups.

24 Jun 2026

Review outlines key strategies to overcome antibody drug conjugate resistance

The first Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) was approved overa quarter-century ago, and today more than 20 have reached the clinic.

24 Jun 2026

Comprehensive gut microbiome analysis reveals robust colorectal cancer signature

Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine – is closely linked to colorectal cancer.

24 Jun 2026

Duke researchers discover molecules that target vital cell signaling proteins

To function normally, nearly every cell in the human body relies on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to receive and send signals. That's why GPCRs are targeted by roughly one-third of all FDA‑approved drugs.

24 Jun 2026

AACR report highlights unequal burden of cancer in the United States

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026, a comprehensive analysis of the unequal burden of cancer in the United States.

24 Jun 2026

Natural microbial compound helps protect the gut from chronic inflammation

University of Louisville researchers have discovered how a naturally occurring microbial compound may help protect the gut and support future treatment strategies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

24 Jun 2026

Microbes trigger cell death to boost cancer immunotherapy effectiveness

Traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy can induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), but their efficacy is often limited by drug resistance, severe off-target toxicity, and immune-related adverse events.

24 Jun 2026

Pioneering technique maps the proteome of individual cardiomyocytes

Two research teams at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have developed a pioneering technique in Spain to characterize the proteome of individual cardiomyocytes-the cells responsible for heart contraction.

24 Jun 2026

Common genetic difference may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis

A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by disrupting the function of a previously unknown protein, according to a new study.

24 Jun 2026

Hidden protein linked to severe COVID-19 and lung disease risk

24 Jun 2026

Eating 90 g of wholegrains daily linked to lower breast cancer risk

Research indicates that long-term wholegrain intake per Nordic guidelines is associated with reduced breast cancer risk, emphasizing food type differences.

24 Jun 2026

Faster biological aging may explain rising early-onset cancers

The link between biological aging and early-onset cancer risk offers crucial insights into generational health trends and potential preventive measures.

24 Jun 2026

Strength training plus cardio cuts type 2 diabetes risk the most

A 20-year prospective cohort study of 143,715 US healthcare professionals found that long-term resistance training was associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The lowest risk was seen among participants who combined regular resistance training with adequate aerobic activity and limited TV viewing.

23 Jun 2026

Colorectal cancer cases rise among younger adults in Germany

Colorectal cancer is generally considered a disease of older adults. However, a new analysis of German cancer registries shows that the number of new colorectal cancer cases among younger adults has risen slightly over the past two decades.

23 Jun 2026

Scientists unlock molecular structure of key protein linked to cancer, neurological diseases

After nearly four decades of research, Mayo Clinic scientists have revealed the molecular structures of protein kinase C beta (PKCβ), a key protein linked to cancer and neurological diseases.

23 Jun 2026