Cancer

A new study shows that blood collected on a sanitary pad can be used for cervical cancer screening, opening the door to new diagnostics

More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds

Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds

Relaxing radiation safety standards could place women and children at higher risks of health issues

Fewer people under age 50 are dying from cancer in the U.S., but colorectal cancer mortality rates continue to surge

Cancer survival rates climbed significantly in recent decades. But federal funding cuts could threaten that progress, physicians warn

The U.S. is considering allowing bemotrizinol, a highly effective UV filter used throughout Europe and Asia, in its sunscreen products for the first time

A new paper shows AI emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments

After her shocking lung cancer diagnosis, the late Susan Wojcicki dedicated herself to fighting the disease and looking for answers

Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy

From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.

After studying mice in the 1910s, Maude Slye concluded that vulnerability to cancer was hereditary. She thought she had a solution to eliminate it, but she made some crucial mistakes