A large, multi-institution study led by a Brown University physician-scientist could have important implications for the ...

Metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and travel through the bloodstream to form new tumors in other parts of the body. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks ...

Even as they develop at their primary site, pancreatic cancer cells are already expressing the genes that will determine ...

If a doctor tells you have a tumour, what does that actually mean? Do you have cancer? Let’s clear up any confusion.

Cancer cells can brainwash their neighbors. Like the CIA deploying secret agents to turn an enemy, tumors use a similar strategy to manipulate nearby cells. The tumors’ agents are mitochondria, the ...

A breakthrough therapy is driving aggressive leukaemia into remission. Here’s what the headlines don’t tell you about life ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is rarer than non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but tends to be more difficult to treat. SCLC can be more resistant and aggressive than other cancers, which can increase ...

Glioblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer in adults, and its consequences are usually quick and fatal. After ...

It develops from the abnormal multiplication of T cells, or T-lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell essential for immune system function. The specific treatment course and prognosis for T-cell ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...