Recently published research raises concerns about the effectiveness of cancer drugs in some patients, especially since genetic differences may affect how well a patient responds to a drug

New reusable device uses carbon dioxide to power a cancer tissue-freezing probe instead of industry-standard argon

Research team's goal is to target cancer cells and safeguard the rest of the body, by forcing telomeres to shorten and thus prevent them from dividing

New treatment option for patients who no longer respond to hormone therapy

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is being awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation

First study shown to improve the nearly 50 percent rate of relapse in children with high-risk neuroblastoma

A research group has developed a system that allows doctors to both improve the accuracy of diagnosing malignant cells and to provide additional opportunities for cancer treatment

This could potentially save months of unnecessary and ineffective treatment

A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them

With a new method, surgeons would remove a tumor, then implant microparticles that attack the remaining cancer cells