Cancer67 articles archived since 1845

Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear

The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies

Close-Up Views of Tumors Reveal a New Cancer Biology

RNA sequencing has shown a previously unknown dimension to the way malignant cells work—which could lead to novel treatments

Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays and Uncertainty as Coronavirus Overwhelms Hospitals

Health care providers are delaying “nonessential” surgeries—and that could hurt some patients

Cancer Therapy in 2020

The promise of host-response profiling

Good News for Dogs with Cancer

New therapies for beloved pets are getting developed in hopes of treating humans as well

Cancer Cells Have “Unsettling” Ability to Hijack the Brain’s Nerves

The startling discovery could open up avenues for treating some aggressive tumors

Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use

Principles of evolution and natural selection drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies

Are We Innately Immune to Cancer?

At some level, yes, and new therapies could boost the body’s natural anti-cancer responses

Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to Cancer Immune Therapy Pioneers

Two men are recognized for basic research that unleashed the immune system against cancer, becoming a new pillar of therapy

Evolution Research Could Revolutionize Cancer Therapy

Evolutionary studies indicate that the genetic changes enabling a cancer to develop arise shockingly early within the primary tumor. This discovery points to a promising new approach to therapy...

Why Pancreatic Cancer Is on the Rise

Pancreatic cancer will soon be the second-biggest cause of cancer deaths

What's Next after Creating a Cancer-Prevention Vaccine?

A winner of this year’s Lasker Award talks about his work with HPV

A Shot against Cancer

Enhancing the body’s own immune system is leading to promising results in the battle against malignancy

Major Cell Phone Radiation Study Reignites Cancer Questions

Exposure to radio-frequency radiation linked to tumor formation in rats

Cancerous Coconspirators: Tumor Cells That Travel Together Spread Cancer

Contrary to expectations, most metastatic tumors are seeded not by single cells from the primary tumor but by clusters of cancer cells

Future of Medicine: How Doctors Boost the Immune System to Fight Cancer [Video]

Antioxidants May Make Cancer Worse

New animal studies explain why supposedly healthy supplements like beta-carotene could exacerbate a dread disease

New Drugs Free the Immune System to Fight Cancer

By releasing the brakes that tumor cells place on the immune system, researchers are developing a new generation of more powerful treatments against malignancy

The National Cancer Act Started Ongoing Overhaul of Cancer Therapies

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law to restructure the country’s way of dealing with a leading cause of death and suffering. Here, Jeff Allen — president and CEO of Friends of Cancer Research — describes new approaches to accelerate the testing of new drugs, including advanced applications of circulating tumor DNA...