Cancer research

It is believed that Greek physician Hippocrates first coined the terms carcinos and carcinoma to describe tumors formed on his patients. However, earlier evidence of cancers has been found in an Egyptian textbook dating back thousands of years, describing cases of breast cancer and treatments…

Additionally, highly sensitive sequencing techniques, such as PCR, have confirmed some of the earliest cancer cases in fossilized bone tumors. Cancer research has developed significantly since those ancient times, with many of the biggest advancements occurring over only the past 50 years, and now encapsulates multiple fields of study such as immunologyand nanomedicineto understand and treat cancer’s complex mechanisms. Many technologies are leveraged in cancer research, including CRISPRand immunofluorescence.

Check out our latest news, views and articles on cutting-edge technologies driving cancer research forward below, and visit the BioTechniques journal to find recently published articles on cancer research.