Cancer

Colorectal cancer rates in younger adults are climbing. The race is on to figure out why

Oncologists are grappling with predicting—and mitigating—the effects of the pandemic

Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration

Ultrasound triggered cells home in on tumors and then self destruct to deliver damage or therapeutics from inside.

People with diseases or treatments that suppress their immune system cannot count on the same protection most vaccinated people have

Machine-learning algorithms can guide humans toward new experiments and theories

Biochemist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman were recently awarded a $3-million Breakthrough Prize for their work

The assay could also help evaluate organ transplants and fetal genetic disorders

Liquid biopsies show promise for early detection of deadly tumors

The job of the oncologist of the future will be to prevent and treat the emergence of disease

Cells need to cooperate to coexist in people, and when some break the rules, cancer results

An ordinary bacterium can trigger changes in some primary tumors that lead to dangerous metastasis