Protein-based MRI agent detects tiny lung cancer metastases
A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia State University Regents’ Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Jenny…
Study shows how cancer can act as a systemic disease
In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century…
AI-based methods help uncover hidden roots of tumor metastasis
A cancerous tumor is not a single enemy. It is made up of many different cell populations that…
Mitochondrial gene RTN4IP1 drives triple-negative breast cancer metastasis
Triple-negative breast cancer accounts for approximately 15% of all breast cancer cases. It is characterized by the absence…
Blocking ZFP36L2 protein may disrupt colorectal cancer metastatic growth
Digestion is hard on the cells that line the human gut, and they are constantly being shed and…
Tumor-secreted protein makes lung blood vessels leaky to promote metastasis
A protein secreted by common cancer types makes blood vessels leakier to allow metastatic tumors to form in…
Study links dietary fructose to aggressive spread of ovarian cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has uncovered an unexpected link between fructose – a common dietary…
Single-cell analysis identifies key regulators of cancer metastasis
By analyzing individual cancer cells, researchers from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) discovered the transcriptional regulators governing…
Adaptor proteins regulate macrophage behavior to control cancer growth
A new review was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on May 22, 2026, titled “Adaptor proteins regulating tumor-associated macrophage polarization…
Scientists discover how fat tissue drives the spread of triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is aggressive and hard to treat. But the role of fat tissue in how…
Study identifies new therapeutic candidate for KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer
A new research paper was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on June 3, 2026, titled “The anticancer effects of PCAIs…
Engineered Salmonella delivers cancer-fighting viruses to deep tumors
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe…