Cancer

While many health systems may have one Ph.D.-prepared nurse, Mayo Clinic has a team of nurse scientists who conduct evidence-based practice and research.

Researchers have identified a gene biomarker associated with overall survival and treatment response in patients with stomach (gastric) cancer.

Mayo Clinic researchers identified a "brake" used by tumor cells that enables them to survive high chromosomal instability and become more aggressive.

The SPARK Research Mentorship program introduces high school students to the rigors of scientific discovery in Mayo's world-class laboratories.

James East, M.D., spends his days skillfully examining people’s colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A ...

The risks of dementia, cancer and vascular disease increase with age, but the connection between the conditions is not fully understood. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers ...

Cindy Tofthagen, Ph.D., a full-time researcher in the Division of Nursing Research, studies ways to improve cancer care. In particular, she aims to find effective ...

Charlotte Brown first discovered her passion for medicine through books. "I've always been a voracious reader. As a child, I dreamt of becoming a neurosurgeon ...

Vaccines have protected people from deadly diseases for generations. Could they also help fight cancer?   Mayo Clinic researchers are working to develop personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines ...

Researchers have long recognized cancer is not a single disease. Rather, the term encompasses hundreds of different diseases — all with one common characteristic: unchecked ...