Oncology

A failed Alzheimer's drug stops cancer cells from shedding their coats and hiding from the immune system

A chance reading and a fortuitous overlap between Alzheimer's and multiple myeloma biology gave a failed drug new life

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Could heat improve the immune system's response to cancer?

Scientists are applying old ideas in more inexpensive and precise ways

CAR-T could revolutionize cancer treatment. It can also be fatal

Nearly 70 years after the invention of chemotherapy, new treatments still come with dangerous risks