There's a reason why melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is so aggressive. You just need to watch the cells in action. Researchers at the University of Iowa did just that, documenting in ...

Plexiform neurofibromas are tumors that grow along nerves. That’s how they get their name: "neuro" means nerves, and "fibroma" is a type of tumor. These growths have nerve tissue and many different ...

Adrenal tumors can grow slowly or quickly depending on whether they are cancerous or noncancerous. Cancerous types tend to grow faster than noncancerous types. Approximately 75% of all adrenal tumors ...

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this complex disease. By Nina Agrawal Every day, billions of cells in our body ...

The future of cancer treatment — hailed as the “holy grail” of early detection — is now being put to the test. Following a radically successful trial on cancer patients, a new blood test that promises ...

Christina Curtis, associate professor of medicine and genetics at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Credit: courtesy Christina Curtis Despite tremendous scientific advances, there’s still so ...

About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by tumor metastasis – or when cancer cells break free and spread to other parts of the body. Yet, we don’t have an exact understanding of the mechanism ...

Symptoms of liver cancer don’t usually appear early on. You can’t see your liver from the outside, so it’s not like skin cancer, where there’s a lesion on your skin. A lot of cancers cause pain or a ...

Sinus tumors develop in your nasal cavity and in the open spaces around your nose, which are called the paranasal sinus cavities. They’re the same areas where you often feel pain and pressure when you ...

Pituitary adenomas are the most common pituitary tumors. They’re usually noncancerous and grow slowly. Some rarer tumors, such as pituitary carcinoma, can spread quickly. Your pituitary gland is a ...