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PLOS supports community-driven publishing of articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in all areas of cancer treatment and research, including oncology, immunotherapy, cancer diagnostics, screening, cancer translational studies, and much more.
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Cancer research has the potential to transform and save lives by developing safe and effective ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, treat and ultimately cure the spectrum of diseases called cancer.
PLOS has been instrumental in advancing the understanding of cancer by providing an open platform for researchers to share their findings and facilitating the rapid dissemination of crucial information related to cancer biology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
PLOS journals not only cover a wide range of topics within cancer research, including tumor biology, immunotherapy, precision medicine, and clinical trials, but also encourage transparency and reproducibility in scientific research, essential principles in cancer research to ensure the validity and reliability of findings.
Research spotlights
As a leading publisher in the field, these articles showcase research that has influenced academia, industry and/or policy.
Microbiomic profiles of bile in patients with benign and malignant pancreaticobiliary disease
PLOS One
Cetuximab plus FOLFOXIRI versus cetuximab plus FOLFOX as conversion regimen in
RAS/BRAF
wild-type patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases (TRICE trial): A randomized controlled trial
PLOS Medicine
Analysis of lung cancer risk factors from medical records
in Ethiopia using machine learning
PLOS Digital Health
Cancer research topics
PLOS publishes research across a broad range of topics. Take a look at the latest work in your field.
All cancer research
Cancer care
Cancer diagnosis
Metastasis
Cancer detection
Rare cancers
Cancer epidemiology
Cancer management
Cancer screening
Cancer genomics
Cancer prevention
Cancer trials
Cancer therapy
Cancer risk
Explore the latest research developments in your field
Our commitment to open science means others can build on cancer research and data to advance the field. Discover selected popular research below:
Predicting the burden of cancer in Switzerland up to 2025
PLOS Global Public Health
The circadian clock is disrupted in pancreatic cancer
PLOS Genetics
The shape of cancer relapse: Topological data analysis predicts recurrence in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
PLOS Computational Biology
Protocol of a pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate nutritional support and rehabilitation on prevention of skeletal muscle mass loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer
PLOS One
Combined and progestagen-only hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer risk: A UK nested case-control study and meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine
Epstein-Barr virus lytic gene BNRF1 promotes B-cell lymphomagenesis via IFI27 upregulation
PLOS Pathogens
Explainable AI identifies diagnostic cells of genetic AML subtypes
PLOS Digital Health
MAF1 is a predictive biomarker in HER2 positive breast cancer
PLOS One
Diverse microtubule-targeted anticancer agents kill cells by inducing chromosome missegregation on multipolar spindles
PLOS Biology
Taxane chemotherapy induces stromal injury that leads to breast cancer dormancy escape
PLOS Biology
Assessing eligibility for lung cancer screening using parsimonious ensemble machine learning models: A development and validation study
PLOS Medicine
Collection of cancer-specific data in population-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the demographic and health surveys
PLOS Global Public Health
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51,827
authors
from
158 countries
chose PLOS to publish their cancer research*
Reaching a global audience, this research has received over
12,180 news
and
blog mentions
Research in this field has been cited
57,587 times
after authors published in a PLOS journal*
Related PLOS research collections
Covering a connected body of work and evaluated by leading experts in their respective fields, our collections make it easier to delve deeper into specific research topics from across the breadth of the PLOS portfolio.
Check out our highlighted PLOS research collections:
Early Detection, Screening and Diagnosis of Cancer
Cancer and Social Inequity
Cancer Systems Epidemiology Insights and Future Opportunities
Rare cancers
Related journals in cancer
We provide a platform for cancer research across various PLOS journals, allowing interdisciplinary researchers to explore cancer at all preclinical, translational and clinical research stages.
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PLOS Complex Systems
PLOS Computational Biology
PLOS Digital Health
PLOS Genetics
PLOS Global Public Health
PLOS Medicine
PLOS One
PLOS Pathogens
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Web of Science
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