A new cloud computing service is now available to help doctors deliver better treatment to cancer patients. The service - developed with funds from the European Commission - enables medical professionals to tailor treatments to the exact needs of patients much faster - potentially saving lives. Called...

Controlling growth of cells is essential in the battle to find a cure for cancer. Now a team at MIT and Harvard has successfully measured the rate at which cells accumulate mass, a discovery that could give researchers a way to unravel the relationship between cell growth and cell division. The research...

Scientists are studying a new weapon in the fight against cancer - ultrasound. Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a way to identify melanomas from the popping noise of cells zapped by a laser. The news could save many lives - enabling pathologists to determine the spread of cancer...

It sounds more like science fiction than science fact - but scientists have discovered a way to blow up cancer cells from the inside using nanoparticles and lasers. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas have developed a method for pinpointing and killing diseased cells by triggering explosions...