A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice. For decades, researchers have noted that cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are rarely found in the same person, fuelling speculation that one condition might offer some degree of protection from the other.

Colorectal cancer has since jumped up from being the fifth-leading cancer death in the early 1990s.

In January 2025, the couple revealed on Instagram that Kevin was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, which they described as "very treatable." Kevin, now 42, had "2 malignant spots on his right side" and the cancer appeared to be "in one lymph node."

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.

Mackenzie Paul — who first went viral in August 2023 after opening up about her cancer diagnosis on TikTok — has died at 26. Her husband, Brandon, confirmed the news in a video on Facebook.

Universal gene‑edited CAR‑T therapies turn donor T cells into off‑the‑shelf cancer treatments, cutting delays and costs while delivering rapid remissions for hard‑to‑treat patients.

Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancers in the United States, and rates are rising.

The only man in his immediate family to be without a cancer diagnosis, one Lynch syndrome patient made the trip to participate in a cancer vaccine clinical trial.