The transformation of hepatocytes (the main type of liver cells) into cancerous cells is the origin of most hepatocellular carcinomas, an aggressive type of liver cancer with high mortality rates. But these cells do not act alone. New research, partly funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, and publish...

Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women with over 500,000 cases diagnosed worldwide. But the current statistics are a huge improvement on the past. In the UK, the number of new cases of cervical cancer each year has plummeted by nearly 25% in the last 25 years. And researchers predict...

The genetic material – your DNA – contained within the nucleus of cells holds the 20,000 genes that make up the human genome. Each gene is a code that can be transcribed into a long chain of protein building blocks called amino acids. The order of these amino acids defines the chains chemistry, ...