Ageing is a fundamental driver of cancer, fostering the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes that disrupt cellular homeostasis, promote immune ...

Sex matters in metastasis, but it has received little attention in research. Here, we highlight the emerging and important roles of biological sex in metastasis and advocate for mechanistic and quantitative studies for the future development of sex-tailored therapies.

Neurotoxicity impacting the central and peripheral nervous systems is a considerable adverse effect of both conventional and novel cancer therapies. In this Review, Karschnia et al. outline what is currently known about the mechanisms that underlie the clinical symptoms of central nervous system injury and peripheral neuropathy and the ongoing development of interventions to treat and prevent this unmet medical need.

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.

In this Perspective, Joshua Rubin emphasizes the importance of gender–sex interaction (GSI) differences in cancer biology and clinical parameters to enhance precision medicine. He outlines the challenges and opportunities of integrating GSI effects into personalized oncology and argues that optimal outcomes require extending our current molecular approaches to include family history, life history and individual vulnerabilities in our diverse groups of patients with cancer.

In this Review, Erez and colleagues examine the complex interactions among tumours, their microenvironment and the host, shaping a metabolic macroenvironment that drives cancer progression. They explo...

Research into women’s health has suffered from historical neglect and lack of funding.

Genetic predisposition is the major known cause of cancer in children and adolescents. In this Review, Kratz highlights the genetic architecture of cancer in children and adolescents, examining cancer predisposition syndromes, cancer predisposition genes, embryonic mosaicism and polygenic risk...

In this Roadmap, Boire et al. consider the immediate causes of mortality in patients with cancer, a topic not often considered in either preclinical or clinical research, and provide recommendations for how we can stimulate research to advance our mechanistic understanding of these causes with a....

In this Review, Paul et al. provide an overview of therapeutic antibodies as an important modality in cancer therapy today. They summarize the different approaches used by antibodies to target cancer cells including those of immune checkpoint inhibitors, bispecific antibodies...

In their Review article, Fuchs and colleagues discuss how a single or a few mutations in adult cells can lead to invasive cancers without a high mutational burden, demonstrating that non-genetic factors induce the epigenetic changes necessary for tumorigenesis.

This Review provides an introductory guide to artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for non-computational cancer researchers. Here, Perez-Lopez et al. outline the general principles of AI for image analysis, natural language processing and drug discovery...

Immunosuppression disrupts normal skin homeostasis, raising the risk of cancer development. Now, Son et al. find that commensal papillomavirus maintains homeostasis in sun-damaged skin.

Pet dogs with cancer facilitate comparative oncology, enhancing translational research. In this Comment, Lenz and Atherton highlight comparative oncology successes, emphasizing the need for broader application of findings from canine studies to improve human cancer treatments.