Cancer

Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer

DNA sequencing reveals how breast cancer cells rearrange their genome to create fusion genes for driving tumor development

A high-throughput sequencing strategy allows scientists to follow cancer’s trail of genomic destruction

A melanoma drug is linked to long-term changes in the tumor environment in a subset of tumors that respond effectively to the drug

Structural analysis indicates how two different antibodies to a cancer-causing protein could work together to block its function

Chronic hepatitis B virus enhances liver cancer susceptibility by blocking a key DNA repair enzyme

A protein secreted from breast cancer cells enhances the spread and survival of tumor cells

A new model for the origin of Barrett’s esophagus could lead to improved early treatment of esophageal cancer

A combinatorial approach speeds up the discovery of highly sensitive probes for detecting cancer

Self-healing skin cancer and Loeys–Dietz syndrome are caused by mutations in the same gene

A newly identified molecular mechanism could lead to treatments to control cancer

The regulatory protein Wbp2 enhances the ability of the transcriptional co-activator TAZ to transform healthy cells into cancer cells