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

New research has shown how brain cells acquire a cancerous mutation and spread across the cortex, opening a new path for ...

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

IDH-mutant glioma, caused by abnormalities in a specific gene (IDH), is the most common malignant brain tumor among young ...

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 ...

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 ...