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Apr. 11, 2024, 5:19 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Filling in genomic blanks for disease studies works better for some groups than others
Apr. 5, 2024, 6:36 AM ET (CNN)
As the world ages, cancer cases are projected to rise, hitting some countries like ‘a tidal wave’
Apr. 3, 2024, 11:43 PM ET (Medical Xpress)
Scientists call for urgent action to prevent immune-mediated illnesses caused by climate change and biodiversity loss
Apr. 2, 2024, 7:00 AM ET (CNN)
Flame retardants found in thousands of consumer products linked to cancer in people for first time
Mar. 25, 2024, 7:57 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
COVID-19 pandemic has left an enduring imprint on colorectal cancer surgery
cancer, group of more than 100 distinct diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Though cancer has been known since antiquity, some of the most significant advances in scientists’ understanding of it have been made since the middle of the 20th century. Those advances led to major improvements in cancer treatment, mainly through the development of methods for timely and accurate diagnosis, selective surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapeutic drugs, and targeted therapies (agents designed against specific molecules involved in cancer). Advances in treatment have succeeded in bringing about a decrease in cancer deaths, though mainly in ...(100 of 21846 words)