Researchers have identified a single protein whose absence can cripple tumors in mice, slowing their growth and in some cases ...

Pancreatic cancer is a rare disease; however, its initially inconspicuous symptoms and aggressive nature make it one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

Stanford University scientists have found that erythropoietin (EPO), a protein identified nearly 40 years ago for its ability to stimulate the production of red blood cells also plays a surprising, ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

Cancer cells that have broken away from a primary tumor can lurk in the body for years in a dormant state, evading immune ...

A little-known mouse protein disrupts cancer-causing chemical changes to genes associated with human colorectal cancer cells and potentially could be used to treat solid tumors, according to a new ...