A second opinion in any profession is the best practice. That's why Karmanos Cancer Institute implemented a streamlined process to provide patients with second opinions within seven days of an initial ...

Cytokines are small proteins naturally occurring in the body that can help mediate the immune response to cancer. Researchers have investigated the use of cytokines in cancer therapy, leveraging the ...

Explore the link between HPV and cancer in this infographic and discover how nanopore sequencing can be used to investigate the complexities of this relationship. Here you will learn the key ...

Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the world but can still be hard to diagnose, as early-stage stomach cancer rarely causes symptoms. Learn more about the signs and symptoms ...

(BPT) - For patients receiving chemotherapy, side effects of treatment often have a significant impact on their daily lives. One of the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy is ...

As tumor cells divide, they accrue mutations that result in modified or novel peptide sequences that are unique to the cancer. Known as neoantigens, these tumor-specific proteins could be the key to ...

Among the first cancer drug combinations were mixtures of several chemotherapies that resulted in better and longer-lasting responses than individual drugs could deliver. Then came targeted therapies ...

There are currently 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in the United States and chances are we all know at least one of them. AmeriHealth NJ today released its interactive breast cancer awareness ...

Does glyphosate — the world’s most heavily-used herbicide — pose serious harm to humans? Is it carcinogenic? Those issues are of both legal and scientific debate. Learn the facts here. Read the ...

Liver cancer may be talked about less than other cancer types, but it claims the lives of nearly 29,000 Americans per year. In 2017, it is estimated that the number of diagnosed cases of liver cancer ...