Oncology & Cancer

Brain tumors hijack the circadian clock to grow, research shows

Virtually every cell in the human body has an internal clock. These clocks take their cues from a central clock in the brain. In a normal, biological process called synchrony, the central clock coordinates daily rhythms around ...

Oncology & Cancer

Organoids represent the complex cell landscape of pancreatic cancer

A team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, grown tumor organoids—three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory—that mimic the different structures and characteristics ...

Oncology & Cancer

How chemotherapy primes ovarian cancer for immune-based therapies

Researchers have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumors, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments. These findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patients at the right time, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers link foodborne toxin to colorectal cancer metastasis

A toxin in the bacteria that's one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study led by UF Health Cancer Center researchers and international ...

page 1 from 40

A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm (a solid or fluid-filled (cystic) lesion that may or may not be formed by an abnormal growth of neoplastic cells) that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumor can be benign, pre-malignant, or malignant, or can represent a lesion without any cancerous potential whatsoever.

This text uses material from Wikipedia licensed under CC BY-SA