Cancer scientists have discovered that lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment. Research published today [27 May] in Molecular Oncology reveals how lung cancer cells can become ...

Different types of cancer spread at different speeds. Additionally, the rate at which cancer spreads may depend on its grade and stage. This article discusses how fast cancer spreads in more detail.

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that cancer cells 'hijack' a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body, completely changing current ways of thinking around cancer ...

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that targeting a metabolic process in people with a specific genetic mutation could help treat glioblastoma, an ...

Drug resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancers. In an aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, for instance, drug resistance is associated with the suppression of programmed cell death, ...

A cancer diagnosis can cause stark transitions in self-image, sense of self and identity, as both the illness and treatment can significantly alter a person’s body. As cancer treatment begins, a ...