Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that cancer cells 'hijack' a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body, completely changing current ways of thinking around cancer ...

Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho's research team of the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at KAIST has captured the critical transition phenomenon at the moment when normal cells change into cancer ...

Such an advancement would allow for one of the most successful non-chemo cancer treatments to be done both faster and cheaper ...

During the cancer treatment process, it's important for adolescents and young adults to balance independence while seeking support from loved ones. At 23 years old in 2011, Stacy Leung achieved two ...

UC San Diego researchers uncover enzyme behind cancer genome chaos, pointing to potential therapies for aggressive tumors.

Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the disease can resurface even decades after a patient has been declared cancer free. This is because of cells that detach from the ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe, Newswire) – Malignant brain cancer is aggressive, and biopsies are invasive and painful. But now, some doctors have developed a new method of confirming a diagnosis – a liquid ...

A new study shows that counting cancerous lymph nodes could be a reliable outcome predictor for cancer patients. Patients newly diagnosed with cancer typically focus on one question, eclipsing all ...

Medicine is a constantly evolving science where small changes can have a huge impact on the lives of patients. When it comes to a cancer diagnosis and treatment, every minute counts. According to ...

Different types of cancer spread at different speeds. Additionally, the rate at which cancer spreads may depend on its grade and stage. This article discusses how fast cancer spreads in more detail.

Biologists find cell extrusion, a process that helps organisms eliminated unneeded cells, is triggered when cells can't replicate their DNA during cell division. In humans, extrusion may serve as a ...