Special issue: frontiers in recent advances on cancer diagnosis and treatment

‘Of all the processes that the student of pathology is privileged to study, none is as intriguing, fascinating, and perplexing as neoplasia.’ This statement, a quote from William Boyd’s Textbook of Pathology (1961), remains as thought-provoking today as when it was first written. Over the decades since Boyd penned these words, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis and the development of novel therapeutic approaches have advanced at a revolutionary pace. This special issue of UJMS on cancer exemplifies the remarkable progress in cancer research, reaffirming that Boyd’s perspective on the enigmatic nature of cancer endures.