Bottom Line: Establishing the way in which a genetic alteration called a TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion forms in a prostate cancer,...

Women may only need three cervical screens in their lifetime if they have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine,...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif. - Nov. 7, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina In recent years, the search for new cancer treatments has increasingly focused on immunotherapies...

Credit: © KU Leuven - Junbin Qian Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30...

The vaccine that protects against cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) also prevents an uncommon but incurable childhood respiratory disease,...

Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL -- State laws designed to ensure that the pill form of cancer...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9. 2017) - New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Scientific Reports reveals a novel...

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even 20 years after a diagnosis, women with a type of breast cancer...

ANN ARBOR--Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer,...

By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues...

(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the...

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress,...

Credit: A. Goodman/Rice University Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can...

Credit: NIH Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation...

The busy world inside a cell is directed by its DNA blueprint. When the blueprints are altered, cells can sicken,...

An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the...

Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but...

Credit: LIH Natural Killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes of the innate immune system with strong cytotoxic activity, play a major role...

Credit: UVA Health System In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the...