Cancer

One of the most promising types of cancer treatment involves boosting the immune system’s response to the presence of cancer, and now two new mouse studies out of Yale University are reporting breakthroughs in this area.

A new imaging technique could improve treatments for tumors, by revealing which ones need to be softened up ahead of time.

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza for uncovering how cells adapt to low oxygen.

In preclinical tests, scientists at Wistar Institute have developed a molecule that disrupts a protein complex vital to cancer cell survival.

An app designed to detect early signs of several eye diseases has surpassed an 80 percent accuracy rate, equaling the sensitivity of devices used by trained ophthalmologists.

Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have published a study describing a new type of blood test that can detect more than 20 types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy. Not only that, it can even trace them back to their source.

A new study is suggesting a simple breath analysis can accurately predict whether lung cancer patients will positively respond to immunotherapy treatments.

A study from Imperial College London is suggesting antibiotic use prior to cancer immunotherapy can significantly reduce the efficacy of the treatment.

Scientists have developed a new prostate cancer blood test that promises significant increases in accuracy compared to current blood tests.

Shorter people seem to be at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes but taller people seem to suffer from higher rates of cancer. Why?

A new study comparing causes of death in dozens of countries has found that cancer is the new number one killer in some places.

Buoyed by promising experiments on Earth, an Australian scientist is preparing to study the behaviour of cancer cells on the ISS.