Cancer Discovery publishes high-impact articles featuring major advances in research and clinical trials. Topics span the spectrum of cancer research and medicine from the laboratory to the clinic to ...

Metastatic cancer to the lungs means that cancer from another region of the body has spread to the lungs. Another term for metastatic cancer to the lungs is secondary cancer in the lungs, as the ...

Colon cancer occurs when cells in your large intestine grow out of control. Treatment can vary by the stage and type of colon cancer. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your colon ...

Kidney cancer-- also called renal cell cancer-- is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Almost all kidney cancers first appear in ...

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...

Targeted cancer drugs work by ‘targeting’ the differences that help a cancer cell to survive and grow. Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. Targeted treatments include cancer growth ...

Some common vaccines against infectious diseases already help prevent cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, for example, protects against the strains of HPV that are most likely to cause ...

It has been extensively applied for both diagnostic and prognostic goals in breast cancer, with increasing evidence supporting its clinical relevance. However, variable performance exists in ...

Cancer cells may cause body odors, but not odors that most people will notice. While some studies show dogs may be able to detect cancer smells, researchers are exploring the possibility of detecting ...

The Number of Grants for each Cancer Type may include grants not 100% focused on that type of cancer. For example, a grant that focuses 90% on breast cancer and 10% on prostate cancer will be counted ...

Stage 4 cancer means cancer cells have spread to distant tissue or organs. The relative 5-year survival rate for a person receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 small cell lung cancer (SCLS) is 3% ...