Scientists developed a new CRISPR technology that targets specific RNA molecules. This breakthrough allows for the selective ...

Blood cancers that eventually worsen may carry detectable genetic warning signs years before patients develop serious ...

So what makes heart cancer so rare? The answer lies in the special characteristics that make the heart different from other organs in your body. Studies suggest that the heart may also hold clues as ...

Cancer is a disease that is not contagious in humans. You cannot catch cancer from someone by touching them, sharing food, hugging, kissing, or being near them ...

Smoking is one of the biggest preventable causes of lung cancer, but an interesting question remains: if tobacco smoke ...

Cambridge-led research finds inherited genes influence how the body responds to DNA damage caused by smoking, UV exposure and ...

A new Cambridge study suggests genetics may influence how smokers respond to DNA damage, but quitting smoking remains the ...

The head of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center proposes fighting tumor resistance with adaptive therapy: administering drugs ...

For years, lung cancer has carried one overwhelming assumption: it happens only to people who smoke. That belief has become ...

A protein and signaling pathway may help overcome the developmental block that keeps some leukemia cells immature.

Cancer cells rely on powerful genetic switches to keep growth genes running at full speed, but that intense activity can damage their own DNA. The resulting breaks are repeatedly repaired, sometimes ...

For many people, cancer is thought of as a disease that stays confined to one part of the body. However, some cancers have the ability to spread beyond where they first began. When cancer cells travel ...