Abstract This study analyzes the interaction between sensor research and technology and different types of cancer (breast, lung, colorectal and prostate) that generates a high mortality in society with the goals of detecting new directions for improving diagnosis and therapeutics. This study develops an approach of computational scientometrics based on data of the Web of Science from 1991 to 2021 period. The results of this analysis show the vital role of biosensor and electrochemical biosensor applied in breast cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer research, except colorectal cancer for latter one. Instead, research of optical sensors is developing mainly in the directions of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer for improving diagnostics. Finally, oxygen sensor research is developing for breast and lung cancer for applications in breath analysis in new treatment processes. Preliminary results presented here clearly illustrate the evolutionary paths of main sensor technologies that have a great potential in future diagnosis of cancer, but we also need additional examinations of other aspects and factors for supporting appropriate strategies of management of technology to foster the technology transfer of sensor technologies in cancer research for improving diagnosis and, whenever possible, reduce world-wide mortality of cancer ins society.
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