Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time how the cancer cell of origin controls invasive and metastatic properties of tumor cells. Tumor heterogeneity describes ...

A new study by Duke researchers marked a major shift in understanding one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer. On Wednesday, researchers released a new study that found small cell lung cancer (SCLC) ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Small cell lung cancer is one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of lung cancer commonly associated with smoking. Now, researchers at Duke Health have uncovered a ...

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

IDH-mutant glioma, caused by abnormalities in a specific gene (IDH), is the most common malignant brain tumor among young adults under the age of 50. It is a refractory brain cancer that is difficult ...

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years ...

The idea that stem cells - special cells that divide to repair and generate tissues - might be the major determinant of cancer risk has provoked great debate in the scientific community. Some ...

DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem-like cells rather than in neuroendocrine cells, marking a major shift in the understanding of this ...

Why do some tumors spread while others remain localized? The mechanisms governing the metastatic potential of tumor cells ...