Cells in the human body accumulate cancer-promoting mutations throughout their lifespan, yet these mutations rarely drive tumour formation. Tumours in a given tissue usually originate from a specific ...

Cancer is caused by faulty genes, but what also shapes a cancer cell's behavior is how a gene's instructions are trimmed and ...

HeLa cells are the most famous human cells in science. Discover how cervical cancer, HPV proteins, and bioethics shaped one ...

A newly discovered gene switch may help turn chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer into a treatable disease.

Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist normally protective abdominal cells, forming mixed groups that work together to invade new ...

When it comes to their survival, cancer cells have a host of backup plans. This is especially true of the nutrients that cancers use to grow and spread. In addition to relying on sugars like glucose ...

Researchers have found evidence of nuclear metabolic enzymes for the first time, contributing to our understanding of cancer ...

Wistar Institute scientists have designed a two-vaccine approach that not only targets the tumors’ unique molecular identity ...

Breast cancer grading helps doctors understand how aggressive a tumour may be. Dr Bhavisha Ghugare of HCG Cancer Centre, Borivali explains the difference between Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 breast ...