r/CancerResearch
993 members
r/CancerResearch is a subreddit with 993 members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses cancer, research, treatment, tumor, and ai.
Cancer research is siloed. This sub helps professional and citizen researchers advance scientific thought on cancer.
We analyze cancer based on biochemical, biophysical, and other first principles. We also share datasets and technologies with the potential to deepen basic understanding.
Cancer remains a lethal mystery.
Let's make this sub irrelevant.
Popular Themes in r/CancerResearch
#1
Advice Requests
: "Why is pancreatic cancer still so hard to detect early?"
14 posts
#2
Ideas
: "I MAY have found the solution to cancer but I don't know who to talk to about my idea."
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "My father was diagnosed with glioblastoma — so I built a research platform to make sense of the literature"
5 posts
#4
News
: "Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows | Cancer research | The Guardian"
3 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Patient.md: Framework to Organize Medical Data for AI Assistants"
1 post
#6
Pain & Anger
: "The immune system sees the tumor. The tumor wins anyway."
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Research opportunities (biology and health) #Research #Opportunities #biology #Cancer_research #Phd"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CancerResearch
#1
Cancer
: "Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows | Cancer research | The Guardian"
108 posts
#2
Research
: "My father was diagnosed with glioblastoma — so I built a Research platform to make sense of the literature"
76 posts
#3
Treatment
: "Curious about why don't people move to cheaper places when insurance/NHS is delaying the Treatment."
13 posts
#4
Tumor
: "Is there any research of Local Cyanide Injections directly into Tumor + methylene blue to protect rest of the body?"
9 posts
#5
Ai
: "Is the growth of Ai helping accelerate cancer research?"
8 posts
#6
Therapy
7 posts
#7
Immunotherapy
: "Is Immunotherapy effective in Oral Cancer (Squamous Carcinoma)? Any dr suggestion in and around delhi?"
7 posts
#8
Genetics
5 posts
#9
Study
: "Study Applicability Reviewer: identify which conclusions may not generalize to real patients"
5 posts
#10
Clinical Trials
: "I built an open PDAC Clinical Trials atlas — looking for feedback"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/CancerResearch
Yearly
+180 members(22.1%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026