No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation - which have undesirable side effects - ...

CU researchers are using ultrasound with particles that respond to sound waves to soften tumors and make them easier to treat.

Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today's therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain vital tools, ...

Metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and travel through the bloodstream to form new tumors in other parts of the body. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death ...

A new AI-based method can produce specially designed proteins in just a few weeks that can arm the T cells in the body's immune system to attack and kill cancer cells. Graphic: Claus Lunau. Precision ...

Sharp Memorial Hospital is the first hospital system in San Diego to use a revolutionary technology to destroy cancerous tumors. The groundbreaking treatment, called histotripsy, focuses external ...

In the last two centuries, complete treatments for many diseases, mostly infectious illnesses, have been discovered. The therapeutic targets for these diseases were clear and distinct from body cells.

PHILADELPHIA — Penn researchers have found that a combination of common, generic drugs could be used to kill dormant breast cancer cells, preventing the disease from recurring. Though often highly ...