When Min Cho started researching protein translational mechanisms in blood cancers, it was just an abstract concept. His perspective changed when he was diagnosed with a rare blood disease.

Tests to gauge genetic risk ultimately will point to earlier, more precise diagnosis.

A new class of immunotherapies is enlisting the body's own immune system to fight cancer.

Disruption of the clock has been associated with a variety of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer itself.

Exposure to synthetic chemicals and pollutants in air, water, food, workplaces and consumer products may account for a significant portion of breast cancer risk.

Genetically programmed over-the-counter probiotics spotlight liver cancer through a urine test.

Routine mammograms will suffice for many women unless they are at high risk of developing cancer.

Epidemiologists suggest harm may come from low levels of vitamin D, which is produced by the body when skin is directly exposed to sunlight.

Women who forgo nocturnal dining also appear to lower their risk of diabetes.

'Wellderly' may have unknowingly fought — and beaten — cancer; their immune systems may hint at how.

Research team has won a five-year, $14.1 million award to investigate whether a personalized approach to breast cancer screening is as safe and effective as annual mammograms.

Check a box and fund two UC-administered cancer research projects — one helping young women preserve fertility and sexual health, the other creating a safer, more effective tool for early detection of lung cancer.