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The study results also suggest that drugs targeting the two subsets could thwart the metastatic process in some cancers.

In fact, there are even types of vaccines, known simply as cancer vaccines, that can prevent or potentially treat cancer.

The PROMISE study aims to identify people with conditions that are precursors of multiple myeloma and track their health over time.

It is estimated that 12,000 lives could be saved annually in the U.S. if all individuals eligible for lung cancer screening received it.

“Your diagnosis will eat you alive if you’re not positive; you’ll fall into a pit of feeling sorry for yourself.”

UVA and UVB rays are the two basic types of ultraviolet rays present in sunlight; both can play a role in the formation of skin cancer.

The 60-plus year-old drug, a mainstay of treatment for many cancers, acts as chemotherapy and immunotherapy at high doses, a study finds.

The crowdsourced tool could help alleviate the burden on oncologists and improve the quality and consistency of cancer care.

It’s crucial to get the entire picture of the potential benefits and risks of treatment.

Natural killer cells may be potentially powerful, but not fully understood, immune system cancer fighters.

The force, the caring, the solidarity, and the compassion of the women in my support group have stayed with me.

The approvals amount to a “game-changer for how we think about treating different groups of patients with AML.”

A genomic sequencing program revealed a genetic mutation that was able to be successfully treated with a checkpoint inhibitor.

The findings do not say that obesity causes cancer; other associated lifestyle factors may also contribute to increased risk.

“The more we continue to learn about different areas of the immune system, the more research and development of new drugs we’ll see.”

While her response is not average, doctors say it represents a step forward for people with diffuse midline gliomas, a rare cancer.