A clinical trial is launching to test the effectiveness of new tests that aim to detect genetic signatures of cancer in the blood.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers on Tuesday raised safety concerns that GSK's blood cancer drug Blenrep, when used in combination with other treatments, may cause eye damage in patients.

A group of campaigners, including some from Surrey and Sussex, have met Health Secretary Wes Streeting in a call for more research into a form of breast cancer which "has no specific treatment". Lobular cancer is often missed because it begins in the milk-producing lobule glands and often does not form a lump.

A woman was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer after checking herself at home – despite nothing showing up on a mammogram three weeks prior. Louise Butcher, 52, had always struggled with health anxiety so paid for a private mammogram in March 2022.

A national pilot study designed to determine if blood tests can help detect cancers earlier is open for enrollment.Results of the Vanguard Study — which will include up to 24,000 people — also will provide insights into the feasibility of evaluating multicancer early detection (MCED) tests in larger randomized controlled trials.

Charlotte Coles, chief investigator of the Import Low study, said the trial had "transformed" how early breast cancer is treated. "By targeting the area around the tumour, rather than the whole breast, we have demonstrated that patients can achieve the same outstanding long-term outcomes with fewer complications," Prof Coles said.

The Midwest had the highest rate of obesity-related cancer deaths at nearly 8 per million, while the Northeast had the lowest at under 6 per million, results show. Vermont, Minnesota and Oklahoma had the highest state-specific rates of obesity-related cancer deaths, while Utah, Alabama and Virginia had the lowest.

A fungus linked to the deaths of archaeologists who excavated the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the 1920s could be used to create cancer medications.Researchers at University of Pennsylvania found that post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) from the fungus Aspergillus flavus have antileukemia activity.

A woman who campaigned relentlessly for research into lobular breast cancer has died after living with the illness for 14 years. Dr Susan Michaelis launched the Lobular Moon Shot Project in 2023 to fight for £20m in funding for research into the biology of invasive lobular breast cancer.

Obesity-related cancer deaths in the U.S. have tripled in just two decades, with women, older adults, and minority groups most affected. New research presented at ENDO 2025 highlights how obesity—linked to 13 different cancers—is now a major contributor to cancer mortality,

The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common and persistent human viruses in the world, according to the CDC.

Singapore researchers have discovered that a new cancer drug, originally developed at A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB), shows potential as a new treatment approach for two leading causes of blindness worldwide.