New discovery shows how cells resist powerful cancer drugs
A team of scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University has uncovered a new way that cells can protect themselves from the toxic effects of certain...
Lungs play a big role in cancer-related blood clots
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and University of California San Diego Health have discovered that blood clots in cancer...
New combined therapy could treat aggressive liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide.
Some forms of HCC...
New drug could slow aggressive brain cancer recurrence
Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. Even with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, it almost always comes back.
Most patients survive just...
Most cancer risk comes from preventable factors, study finds
A new study from Yale University has shed light on how much of cancer risk comes from preventable factors, giving a clearer picture of...
Gut bacteria may hold key to successful cancer treatment
Scientists have identified a range of gut bacteria and metabolites that could dramatically improve the detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs), including gastric...
Palm oil may lead to cancer spread, study finds
A new study from IRB Barcelona has found a worrying link between a type of fatty acid found in palm oil, called palmitic acid,...
Scientists find how to make cancer treatments work better
Cancer does not grow in isolation. Tumors live in busy neighborhoods inside the body, surrounded by immune cells, connective tissue, blood vessels, and a...
Scientists find big cause of deadly ovarian cancer
Researchers have made a major discovery about a deadly type of ovarian cancer, offering new hope for finding it earlier and treating it more...
How aspirin may prevent cancer spread
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system, in a new study...