What types of topics are currently being investigated in cancer research?

Learn about some of our most intensively pursued topics of investigation.

• Cancer Genetics & Genomics.
• Cancer Immunotherapy & Vaccines.
• Cancer Metabolism.
• Cell Signaling & Regulation.
• Cell-Based Therapy.
• Chemical Biology.
• Computational Oncology.
• Developmental Biology.

What are the research questions for cancer?

8 big questions in cancer research

• How can knowing the mutations that cause a patient’s cancer shape treatment?
• Can we reduce different cancers to a set of common traits?
• Why should we care about the tumor microenvironment?
• Does epigenetics play a role in cancer?

What is the challenge for medical cancer researchers?

The challenges we are facing are complex and will require an increasingly broad spectrum of expertise. From basic research to clinical trials and disease prevention, the cancer field needs to promote increased open access to resources such as gene expression and radiomics data, and patient tissue samples.

What are cancer researchers called?

Oncology is the study of cancer. An oncologist is a doctor who treats cancer and provides medical care for a person diagnosed with cancer. An oncologist may also be called a cancer specialist. The field of oncology has 3 major areas based on treatments: medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology.

What do cancer researchers do?

A cancer researcher is a medical professional who uses their skills and expertise to study cancer cells, how they interact with living organisms and try to discover ways to cure or prevent the disease.

Is cancer a global issue?

Cancer is a major burden of disease worldwide. Each year, tens of millions of people are diagnosed with cancer around the world, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it. In many countries, cancer ranks the second most common cause of death following cardiovascular diseases.