Cancer is a tricky foe. Doctors often struggle to predict how it will behave. This is where prognosis markers come in. They are like clues that help doctors make better treatment choices. But here is the problem. These clues are scattered across different types of cancer. They are not well understood. That is where the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) com...

Everyone knows cancer is scary. But did you know some patients with advanced bile duct cancer might have a special warning sign on their X-rays? This warning is all about fat. You might think fat is just fat, but scientists are finding out that the type of fat around your tummy can say a lot. When this fat shows up darker on X-rays, it could mean trouble for people w...

Cancer remains a significant global health concern, with head and neck cancers, like nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), being particularly common in East Asia. Scientists have long known that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA load and the systemic immune inflammation (SII) index can help predict how NPC patients will fare. But what happens when you combine these indicato...