oncology

How neural networks detect cancer earlier than pathologists.

How checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T cells, and cancer vaccines turned the immune system into a cancer treatment — and why it only works for some patients

ISS experiments reveal that cancer cells behave differently in microgravity, sometimes becoming more aggressive but also more vulnerable—insights accelerating cancer research.

Australia has the world's highest cancer incidence rate — 468 cases per 100,000 people. Denmark leads Europe. The US ranks 5th globally. High-income countries detect more cancer but survive it better. Cancer kills 10 million people annually — the world's second-leading cause of death.

Cancer isn't one disease — it's hundreds, all sharing one root cause: cells that lose control of how they divide. Here's what triggers it, how it spreads, and what we can actually do about it.