Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat when caught early. To help achieve that goal, MIT and Microsoft researchers ...

Tyler Jacks, PhD, will step down from the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. after serving as director for over 19 years. Dr. Jacks will continue cancer genetics ...

A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...

“A simple urine test” could soon be enough to get a life-saving diagnosis. MIT researchers have crafted a new sensor designed to detect cancerous proteins. After peeing on the sensor, the results ...

Cancer has a talent for hiding in plain sight, cloaking itself in sugary molecules that convince the immune system to stand ...

Early detection is key when it comes boosting survival rates for cancer patients, and there are a lot of ways scientists are working to swing the odds in their favor. Urine tests that pick up ...

Researchers at MIT have published a paper about an adhesive hydrogel patch that could be used in the treatment of colorectal tumors after surgery. Surgery is often the first treatment used in cases of ...

“Our goal is clear: to transform the cancer experience from fragmented and burdensome to equitable, connected, and ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Cancer survivor Dr. Regina Barzilay is a cancer survivor who is using her experience to help others. The professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped develop a way for ...

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