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Cancer

Research in action

As liver cancer rates surge, new treatments offer hope

Published Sept 16, 2025

Medical researchers at Johns Hopkins aim to accelerate therapies that improve and save lives as liver cancer becomes one of the most common cancers in the U.S.

artistic rendition of a tumor microenvironment

Breast cancer

Environment near tumors may hold key information

Published July 16, 2025

By using AI to analyze tissue patterns, researchers gain new insights into why some patients respond better to specific treatments

Medicine

Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis

Published June 4, 2025

Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable

Cancer research

Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy boosts lung cancer survival rate

Published June 3, 2025

Study examines treatment options for those with operable non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide

Skin-related fibroblasts with nuclei stained green and f-actin stained red.

Biomedical engineering

Are 'zombie' skin cells harmful or helpful?

Published April 25, 2025

Hopkins researchers identified three types of zombie skin cells; only one gets worse with age

Research matters

Deadly cancer behaviors deciphered

Published April 22, 2025

Engineer Denis Wirtz and colleagues are using artificial intelligence and multiscale imaging to reveal how tumors grow, spread, and vary across populations

A professional photo of Eugene Shenderov wearing a doctor's coat, stethoscope, and bow tie.

Research Matters

Artificial intelligence speeds cancer diagnoses

Published April 7, 2025

For some leukemia patients, each hour of delayed care can be the difference between life and death. JHU's Eugene Shenderov is developing an AI algorithm to help doctors reach faster diagnoses.