Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

Walking lowers cancer risk, according to research. Here, discover the specific number of steps that scientists say may have ...

If there's one good thing about skin cancer, it's that you can spot it yourself—if you know what to look for. And the earlier you can find skin cancer, the sooner you can seek treatment. The Skin ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

In November 2023, Lainie Jones learned she had Stage 1 lung cancer and glioblastoma, an aggressive and potentially deadly type of brain tumor. For most people, being diagnosed with two different types ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumour growth.

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 ...

Much attention has been given recently to the idea of detecting many different types of cancer from a single blood test, and a new test claiming to do that has just been reported. The leader in this ...