Ovarian cancer spreads fast by recruiting the body’s own protective cells to clear the way—and that secret alliance may finally be its undoing.

Even before a tumor in the pancreas becomes discernible, an activated cancer gene actively remodels its future environment and creates an inflammatory and immune-defensive microenvironment in which ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

Cancer often infiltrates a person’s life long before anyone knows it. By the time symptoms arise and an examination indicates the worst, the disease has often been growing for months and sometimes ...

Researchers discovered that proteins compete for the same region of RNA, creating a molecular “logic” that drives paraspeckle organization through coordinated protein-RNA and protein-protein ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer.Germ cell tumors often affect teenagers and young adults.Stromal tumors are ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

Study results indicate that mutation strength may shape both tumor–immune system interactions and immunotherapy response.