As is often the case with cancer treatments, many patients are able to benefit from therapy for a time. Tumor activity ...

Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular ...

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On the morning of Jaiwen Hsu’s stem cell transplant in November 2023, the atmosphere in the hospital felt electric. Doctors had never before tried what they were going to attempt with someone like Hsu ...

The new 14-story building will focus entirely on providing the highest level of care and support to patients and families who have received a cancer diagnosis.

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Cancer is a deeply emotional diagnosis, so rooted in our fears that seemingly miraculous cures never fail to capture attention. In May 2024, for example, a viral tweet proclaimed an ostensible medical ...

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claims that vaccines can cause severe disease have been widespread on social ...

The history of cancer research is long, stretching back to 1713 when physician Bernadino Ramazzini observed that nuns faced ...

Scientists rallied nationwide last Friday in opposition to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts for scientific research and mass layoffs impacting numerous agencies, including the National ...

With Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the former U.S. president joins a growing group of people newly coping with the disease. Biden, 82, represents one of more ...

This month, the Department of Health and Human Services terminated almost $500 million in mRNA vaccine development grants and contracts. While HHS has said that these cuts won’t affect mRNA cancer ...