Oncology & Cancer

Scientists discover new cancer connection

A biologist at The University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues have discovered that two enzymes previously linked independently with keeping cancer cells alive actually work in tandem to spur tumor growth.

Oncology & Cancer

Stiff and oxygen-deprived tumors promote spread of cancer

When Hippocrates first described cancer around 400 B.C., he referred to the disease's telltale tumors as "karkinos"—the Greek word for crab. The "Father of Western Medicine" likely noted that cancer's creeping projections ...

Oncology & Cancer

Tumors backfire on chemotherapy

Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called neoadjuvant therapy, helps to reduce the size of the tumor to facilitate breast-conserving surgery, and ...

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