International effort identifies ovarian cancer risk genes
An international study led by QIMR Berghofer and the University of Cambridge has found six…
Browsing: Genetics
New breast cancer gene found
A new study identifies a gene that is especially active in aggressive subtypes of breast…
Study makes case for wider gene testing in bowel cancer
Up to a quarter of patients with bowel cancer who have a family history of…
Most cancers down to ‘bad luck’
Scientists have created a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence, across many…
First of new generation of cancer drugs granted European approval
A new drug for ovarian cancer, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and…
How does breast density impact on cancer screening?
By John Hopper, University of Melbourne. We’ve known for some time that women with dense…
Risk-reducing surgery psychologically benefits women
The psychological benefits from risk-reducing surgery for women with a strong familial risk of breast…
Two studies identify a detectable, pre-cancerous state in the blood
Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-affiliated hospitals…
Book Review: P53: The Gene That Cracked the Cancer Code
By Sue Armstrong – The Guardian. Hopes surround the protein that suppresses tumours – but…
Conventional therapies are less efficient in cancer patients carrying ‘BRCA’ mutations
Prostate cancer patients carrying inherited mutations in the BRCA genes respond less well to conventional…