Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer—one that blooms before our very eyes, often on sun-exposed skin, and can quickly become deadly as it turns our own skin against us and spreads to other organs.

A chilling map posted to has revealed Australia leads the world for cancer diagnoses in under 50-year-olds.

* Studies map entire genomes of two cancers * Scientists say maps will transform work on fighting cancer * Work beginning now to map at least 50 more cancer genomes * Challenge to find key mutations ...

The map is the result of one of the biggest efforts in biological science: to construct a comprehensive catalog of genetic vulnerabilities in cancer. The outcome, which also appears as a visual gene ...

Researchers are building detailed maps of colorectal cancer to better understand the dynamics of the disease. In the United States, turning 45 brings with it a rather unpleasant rite of passage: the ...

In the United States, turning 45 brings with it a rather unpleasant rite of passage: the beginning of regular colonoscopies, in which an endoscope equipped with a light and a camera is used to ...

In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers explored the causes of cancer by mapping somatic mutation rates across the human genome. Study: Genome-wide mapping of somatic mutation ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) have created spatial maps at the single-cell level that reveal melanoma cells and nearby cells. Their findings offer insights into how interactions between ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have combined histology with cutting-edge single-cell imaging technologies to create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer. The maps layer ...

It is now possible for New Yorkers, using an interactive map posted Monday, to find out how many cancer cases and what the state labels as "environmental facilities" are in their neighborhood. Using ...

Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumors may potentially be more susceptible to macrophage-based therapies, and clues behind why ...