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Psychosocial factors may not affect overall cancer risk, large-scale analysis suggests
New research indicates that psychosocial factors—which influence how a person perceives, interprets, and reacts to their surroundings—do not affect an... Read more -
Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention, but misinformation about mRNA abounds
Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with... Read more -
Q&A: What to know about colorectal cancer and its recent prevalence among young people
Colorectal cancer, a type of cancer that affects the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related death... Read more -
Not all cancer mutations are equal: Mutation strength in a single gene shapes tumor behavior
Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow... Read more -
HPV-positive cancers hide from the immune system, but blocking a single protein could make the tumors treatable
A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows... Read more -
Could Ozempic help people whose cancer has spread to the brain?
Weight-loss injections that have become famous for helping people shed pounds may also help some patients with advanced cancer live... Read more -
A blood test may tailor breast cancer treatment for older women
For women age 70 and over with a common form of breast cancer, determining "the right size" of treatment can... Read more -
Study finds FGFR1 boosts cholesterol uptake in prostate cancer cells
Researchers at Texas A&M Health have identified a molecular mechanism that increases cholesterol levels inside prostate cancer cells—an important process... Read more -
Deep learning model predicts how individual cells influence disease outcomes
A computational method called scSurv, developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo, links individual cells to patient outcomes using... Read more -
Home-based chemotherapy: Pilot study demonstrates safety and feasibility
In a study published in NEJM Catalyst, Mayo Clinic researchers demonstrate that chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients' homes.... Read more -
Study addresses alcohol-cancer awareness gap
Most people in the United States who drink alcohol do not know it raises their cancer risk. A new study... Read more -
Research leads to new lifeline for leukemia patients
After repeated unsuccessful cancer treatments, even the strongest patients can lose hope. But former University of Virginia School of Medicine... Read more -
Masked T‑cell engagers: Cancer immunotherapies for the future?
A new immunotherapy drug has demonstrated early promise in a recent prostate cancer clinical trial. The drug, called VIR-5500, is... Read more -
Student shines a light on rare colon cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year.... Read more -
Awareness of alcohol-cancer link holds steady despite omission from new US dietary guidelines
Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, with over half... Read more
