All cancers begin in cells. Our bodies are made up of more than a hundred million million (100,000,000,000,000) cells. Cancer starts with changes in one cell or a small group of cells. Usually, we ...

Cancer begins when cells in the body grow and spread uncontrollably, forming a tumor. How does cancer start in the body? Our body is made up of innumerable cells and the genes present inside the ...

Cancer cells can hijack cell cycles to exponentially increase their numbers, a process called proliferation. Cancer drugs can stop the growth of cancer cells by jumpstarting a complex chain of genetic ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome’s protective cap — the telomere — is worn away. Most cells use an enzyme called telomerase to help mitigate this loss, but 10% to 15% of ...

Cells grow then divide by mitosis only when we need new ones – when we’re growing or need to replace old or damaged cells. Benign Grows slowly; usually grow within a membrane, so can easily be removed ...

Breast cancer cells may be able to communicate with each other using electrical impulses, new research suggests. Researchers believe they may have uncovered a new type of cancer cell communication, ...

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found a new form of immunotherapy that could give men with prostate much more time before their cancer becomes resistant to hormone therapy ...

Despite significant advancements in cancer treatment, immunotherapy has shown limited success in treating prostate cancer due to the unique resistance mechanisms of its tumours. However, researchers ...