Scientists have developed a tool that can predict how bowel cancer adapts to treatment – helping researchers to design new personalized drugs that will keep patients living well for longer. A team ...

Checkpoint inhibitors are a groundbreaking class of cancer treatment, but they come with two frustrating challenges. In some cases, tumors show no initial response, rendering the therapy ineffective ...

Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center for the Mountain West, have made a significant breakthrough in ...

New research looked at how cancers arise in children who are predisposed to developing the childhood kidney cancer, Wilms tumor, which could help anticipate the development of tumors before they fully ...

A person can have thyroid cancer for months or years without experiencing any symptoms. Symptoms may not develop until the cancer advances. The thyroid is a gland at the base of the throat that sends ...

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New research shows that women living near Superfund sites are more likely to develop aggressive and metastatic breast cancers ...

Scientists have recently shed some light on exactly why elephants, one of the biggest animals on the planet, paradoxically experience unusually low rates of cancer. The research found these remarkable ...

Cancer and some treatments for cancer may cause changes to your blood that can encourage the formation of blood clots. Having cancer can greatly increase your risk of a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary ...

It may not be possible to completely prevent cancer. However, a person can take steps to help reduce their risk of developing cancer. Speak with a doctor for advice on whether they recommend regular ...