Ultrasound is widely used in breast cancer diagnosis. While it can effectively show that a lump is filled with fluid – indicating it is unlikely to be cancer – it cannot reliably determine whether a ...

As we age, our cells accumulate genetic changes—mutations—some of which open the door to cancer. Scientists call these mutations "oncogenic," meaning "tumor-producing." By our senior years, we each ...

The body is made up of trillions of cells that grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. This process is tightly regulated and controlled by the DNA machinery within the cell. During childhood, the ...