A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by ...

Scientists at UCLA have developed an "off-the-shelf" cell-based immunotherapy that was able to track down and kill pancreatic cancer cells even after they had spread to other organs. In a mouse study, ...

New diagnostic chip pulls packets released from tumor cells out of blood, showing whether cancer cells died during ...

In most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they dampen the ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method ...

Tumor treating fields are emerging as a promising option for treating a range of cancer types. Here’s a look at the evidence and the limitations of this therapy.

Following on from their breakthrough human trial that successfully reprogrammed the immune system to overpower glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, the same scientists have now further developed ...

The results of the study could improve immunotherapy treatment for patients with colorectal and other barrier-tissue cancers.

Breast cancer can rapidly derail the brain’s day-night regulation of stress hormones, even before tumors are detectable.

The findings come out of the UH Cancer Center, Hawaiʻi’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. Based in Kakaʻako, the center directly employs more than 300 faculty and staff and ...

Cancer is a health condition in which cells grow uncontrollably, whereas a tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that develops when cells multiply too quickly. Healthcare professionals may also refer to ...