Macrophages, key regulators of tissue health and immune defense, are among the most abundant immune cells in solid tumors. Their role in cancer has been difficult to define because even closely ...

Understanding which cells within a tumor will go on to form metastases remains one of the major challenges in cancer research ...

Dr. Lisa Ni explains how proton therapy offers more precision when treating brain and central nervous system tumors in ...

Cancer cells may be exploiting a common antioxidant as fuel, revealing a potential weakness that future therapies could target.

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Benign laryngeal tumors are noncancerous growths in the throat. This type of tumor does not usually spread. Treatment usually involves removing the growth. Benign laryngeal tumors affect both males ...

Many benign kidney tumors don’t cause symptoms. But when symptoms do occur, they can include blood in the urine and pain in the lower back or between the ribs and hips. Benign kidney tumors are ...