Desmoid tumors grow from connective tissue. They are benign (not cancerous). Desmoid tumors may also be called aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid-type fibromatosis. Connective tissue supports and ...

Emerging investigational agents may shift the current standard of care for patients with the rare sarcoma known as ...

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts. The denser the breast tissue, the more difficult it is to spot cancer on a ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancer types. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the Department of Pathology at Karolinska University Hospital, shows that ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In my 40s, I developed lumps in the palm of my hands. I was diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture and underwent hand surgery to correct the condition. I also noticed similar lumps in ...

Mass spectrometry analyses of paired pulmonary venous-radial arterial blood from 16 lung cancer patients were applied to identify plasma proteins potentially derived from the tumor microenvironment.

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease, and unlike many other cancers, survival rates have barely improved. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the Department of Pathology ...

In the war against cancer, doctors and patients have long reached for three main weapons to target diseased cells: Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. "Our study shows the importance of the tumor ...