We find out about immuno-oncology, whereby the DNA of specific viruses is modified so they can track down the cancer cells. The viruses then either destroy the cells' structure by replicating themselv

The World Health Organisation has launched a report to coincide with World Cancer Day on February 4. It is calling for efforts to be stepped up worldwide to catch the disease earlier.

Pfizer has outbid Sanofi to buy the US cancer drug company Medivation, thereby acquiring the prostate cancer treatment Xtandi.

From the ocean to the science lab, researchers are investigating whether a chemical found in sea snails may be used to tackle chemo-resistant cancers.

Tests of a potentially groundbreaking new cancer therapy have had “extraordinary” results on Leukemia patients.

Hundreds of Marilyn Monroe lookalikes jumped into the water for a good cause. At the initiative of an association for cancer research, they took part

Researchers in Sweden have developed a blood test they claim can better detect aggressive prostate cancer.

A gust of panic over the food we eat blew across Europe with the release on Monday of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put

Public reactions to the IARC’s report have been mostly dismissive, with people in general believing that as long as their diets stay balanced they

The International Agency of Research into Cancer (IARC) has been accused of misleading the public and the media after classifying processed meat

The three scientists who have shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry were unveiled at a press conference in Sweden. Swede Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich

Researchers at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute are working on an injectable biomaterial they hope will play a crucial role in the fight against cancer and other aggressive diseases.

Groundbreaking German research into the RNA molecule is giving hope of a major leap forward in the treatment of prostate cancer and other conditions

The dream of electrically bypassing spinal cord injuries to restore movement to paralysed limbs is becoming a reality. Thanks to technology

At the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, doctors are using the latest technologies in radiosurgery to treat cancers. It involves using a

Over 99% of the microscopic inhabitants of the world’s seas have still not been scientifically studied, even though many of them might be useful to