Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say researchers from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research.

Cancer stem cells are rare immortal cells within a tumour that can both self-renew by dividing and give rise to many cell types that constitute the tumour, and can therefore form tumours.

The novel drug CT-179 ... How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer Feb. 4, 2025 — Researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into ...

When you have an allogeneic stem cell transplant, stem cells are harvested (collected) from a donor. For either type of transplant, you first get high-dose chemotherapy to kill cancer cells. Two days ...

An international research team led by a Boston College professor has uncovered a drug and diet pairing that could fight a deadly brain cancer The international ... found the combination destroys ...

Pancreatic cancer is fueled by connections to the nervous system. This is reported by scientists from the German Cancer ...

"Current treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy, often eliminate most of the tumor, but sometimes fail to eliminate cancer stem cells," says Gershon. "These cancer stem cells can regrow ...

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long ...

Cancer cells work together to source nutrients from their environment-a cooperative process that was previously overlooked by scientists but may be a promising target for treating cancer.