Even with breakthroughs, treatment for advanced squamous cell carcinoma is more complex. Patients often need more than one treatment. Many patients with this advanced cancer are cared for by a team of ...

Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified an important immune response that helps explain why ...

Scientists at KAIST have found a way to turn a tumor’s own immune cells into powerful cancer fighters—right inside the body.

A small number of cancer cells with the ability to change their identities and behaviors appear to be a key driver of cancer ...

Colorectal cancer, the abnormal growth of cancerous cells in the large intestine or the rectum, is one of the most common ...

Researchers have uncovered a stealthy way pancreatic cancer disarms the immune system, using tiny molecular messengers to ...

A new experimental vaccine could slow down triple negative breast cancer and reduce its recurrence after treatment.

Stomach cancer—or gastric cancer—occurs when cells in the lining of the stomach wall mutate and grow uncontrollably. The stomach wall has five layers, and different types of stomach cancer are often ...

Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies.

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...