A large study found that women taking GLP-1 drugs, the medication class behind Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. Researchers say the ...

Abstract: Skin cancer is one of the fastest-growing types of cancer worldwide, and early detection is essential for effective treatment and reduced mortality. Conventional diagnostic techniques take a ...

Thanks to new treatments, some patients with the disease are living longer — leaving them in limbo for years. Thanks to new treatments, some patients with the disease are living longer — leaving them ...

Presentations at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2026 illustrated a strengthening trend toward biomarker-driven, targeted first-line treatments for advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancers. Cancers ...

Although cancer treatments are improving fast, prevention has so far been mostly about promoting a healthy lifestyle. But efforts to find preventive drugs and vaccines are starting to bear fruit. New ...

U.K. pharmaceutical group GSK has entered an agreement to acquire U.S.-based specialist oncology biotech Nuvalent for $10.6 billion. The acquisition could help GSK offset a drop in revenue expected ...

CHICAGO—At the world’s largest oncology conference, Ozempic, a diabetes drug, found its way to the center of the conversation. As thousands of attendees bounced between presentations at the American ...

Researchers around the world are grappling with a vexing problem: why are so many young people developing cancers once considered the purview of old age? This question was prominent at two of the ...

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a further ‌deterioration of her health, the royal household said in a statement on Friday. The 52-year ...

Revolution Medicines focuses on developing drugs for RAS-addicted cancers. RAS is a family of proteins that act as molecular switches in controlling cell growth. They can be turned "on" or "off." In ...

Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the odds of a tumor developing. By Nina Agrawal Scientists have made a discovery ...

Former UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren will be fighting for the first time in nearly seven years after undergoing a double-lung transplant. Last year, Askren was on a ventilator and ECMO ...