One Blood Test Could Reveal Cancer’s Bigger Picture

A simple blood draw could one day tell doctors much more about a person’s cancer than many current blood tests can. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet...

Why Blood Cancer Can be Linked to Autoimmune Disease

Scientists in Australia have uncovered a surprising link between blood cancer and diseases in which the immune system attacks the body. The finding may help...

A New Way to Stop Lung Cancer Before It Starts

Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers in the world. Smoking is its biggest cause, but people who have never smoked can also develop...

Cancer-Fighting Gum Targets Harmful Mouth Microbes

A specially designed chewing gum could one day become an unusual tool in the fight against some head and neck cancers. Researchers at the University...

New Blood Test May Track Cancer in Real Time

Cancer can change as it grows and as it responds to treatment, but doctors cannot repeatedly remove tumor tissue every time they want an...

Gallstones May Reveal This Deadly Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to treat because it often causes few clear symptoms in its early stages. By the time it...

Why Vitamin B3 Can Help Kill Cancer

Cancer remains one of the hardest diseases to treat because cancer cells come from the body’s own cells and can find ways to escape...

More Cancer Risk Does Not Always Mean More Treatment Benefit

After prostate cancer surgery, doctors often face a difficult decision. If tests suggest that cancer may return, should radiation treatment be used alone, or...

Sitting Less Could Make a Difference to Cancer Risk

Finding time for exercise can feel difficult, but new research suggests that cancer prevention may not depend only on long workouts. Simply shifting a small...

Low Arginine May Help Cancer Hide from Immunity

A common nutrient found in protein-rich foods may play a bigger role in immune defense than scientists realized. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have found...