Inflammation

We explore new research suggesting that aspirin might help boost the cancer-fighting effects of immunotherapy in mice.

Watch our first Google Hangout on immunotherapy, the immune system and cancer, featuring Professor Fran Balkwill and Professor Ben Willcox.

We discuss a new analysis of the pros and cons of taking regular aspirin, and ask ‘what’s next?’

Can you catch cancer? The answer is no, but you can pick up an infection that increases the chances of developing certain types.

Professor Paul Martin tells us about his cancer journey and his research on wound healing and cancer.

An important part of cancer drug treatment is minimising side effects – how are scientists tackling this issue and what does the new research show?

Could a fatty diet alter the bacteria in your gut, causing them to secrete a chemical that can cause liver cancer?

Kilometres of winding tunnels under the tropical grasslands of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia could harbour vital clues to preventing cancer…

In 2000, a team of archaeologists in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes uncovered the mummified remains of a young…

No man is an island, and the same can be said of tumour cells. Previous posts in our ‘microenvironment’ series…