Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have now developed a way to reprogram these cancer-fighting cells directly inside the body. This new method could remove the need for external manufacturing, ...

A study highlights a gap in cancer prevention, showing men undergo genetic testing less often yet are more likely to carry high-risk cancer variants.

A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers to hide from the immune system, a discovery ...

Scientists have mapped the genetics of cancer in cats for the first time at scale, uncovering major overlaps with human ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a small percentage of them — and their family members — undergo potentially ...

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

The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center’s Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia has decided to expand its tumor genetic testing to all tumors from melanoma, blood, brain and lung cancers ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, making up 30% of all new cases each year. Knowledge is power when it comes to detection and prevention of this disease: Genetic testing can play an ...

A new wave of immuno-therapies is reshaping the fight against cancer, turning the body’s own immune system into a powerful ...