Cancer

August 21, 2025

How the immune system protects us against bowel cancer

Credit: Diefenbach/Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to...

Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system

Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread....

Researchers discover method to 'turn off' mutated melanoma

New study provides novel insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of NRAS mutant melanoma (Boston)--Melanoma is the deadliest form of...

Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach

Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum's discovers 27 new molecules with significant therapeutic potentialCredit: Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum and his...

Commonly used anti-rejection drug could be repurposed to treat some liver cancers

Serendipitous observation opens the door for a precision medicine treatmentCredit: Cell Reports/University of Pittsburgh Research from the University of Pittsburgh...

Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker

New platform created using molecular imprinting technologyCredit: Kobe University Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as...

High-dose radiation therapy improves long-term survival in patients with stage-IV cancers, trial finds

Credit: UPMC ARLINGTON, Va., January 31, 2019 -- The first report from a phase II, multi-center clinical trial indicates that...

UBC research examines living well while dying

Study shows how terminal cancer patients choose to live life with new meaning A UBC professor has determined that people...

Genetic causes of tumors in salivary glands

Translocated Acinic cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant form of salivary gland cancer. These tumours are similar to...

New 3D imaging technique reveals how pancreatic cancers start

Credit: Hendrik Messal, Francis Crick Institute A new technique to study tissue samples in 3D has revealed that pancreatic cancers...

Aging and chronic diseases share genetic factors, study reveals

Aging doubles your risks of chronic diseases every 8 years and there are genes responsible for thatCredit: Gero LLC The...

SU2C awards 2019 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research

Drs. Silvia Formenti and Heather McArthur to collaborateCredit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - (January 29, 2019) - Stand...

Intermountain Healthcare, MDClone collaborate to transform patient data into actionable insight

Intermountain Healthcare has announced a new collaboration with Israeli healthcare IT company MDClone to increase caregivers' ability to transform data...

Do women with breast cancer have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation?

Increased risk of atrial fibrillation in women with breast cancer depends on age and time since diagnosis, according to a...

Tongue microbiome could help identify patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer

Credit: Oleg Magni from Pexels Differences in the abundance of certain bacteria living on the tongue can distinguish patients with...

Persistent sore throat could be larynx cancer warning

GPs should consider larynx cancer when patients report a persistent sore throat, particularly when combined with other seemingly low-level symptoms....

New precision medicine procedure fights cancer, advances treatment for pets and humans

MU veterinary oncologists develop a vaccine treatment for osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer in dogs, avoiding chemotherapy and...

Mechanism explains breast cancer cell plasticity

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine One of the main obstacles to successfully treating breast cancer is the cells' ability to...

Making 'sense' of the 'cart before the horse' in mammalian cells.

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes....

GW cancer researchers investigate nanoimmunotherapies for cancer