Oncogene news from around the world
Eight big questions in cancer research
Leading cancer researchers address eight of the “big questions” facing the field as part of the inaugural…
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Large-scale Swedish study discovers link between height and cancer
Cancer risk has been found to increase with height in both Swedish men and women,…
The enduring ‘Angelina effect’ on breast cancer awareness and gene testing
By Julia Medew – SMH. If there was ever any doubt about the magnitude of Angelina…
Differences between tumours of younger and older colorectal cancer patients
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is on the rise among younger patients. Although some of the younger-onset…
Brazil’s cancer curse
By Sue Armstrong – Mosiac Science. The startling discovery that hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have…
Cancer preventative surgery could become a thing of the past, new research suggests
Surgery to remove the breasts of women at increased risk of developing breast cancer may…
Nearly half of testicular cancer risk comes from inherited genetic faults
Almost half of the risk of developing testicular cancer comes from the DNA passed down…
New leukemia gene stops blood cells ‘growing up’
Scientists have identified a gene – FOXC1 – that, if switched on, causes more aggressive…
New DNA testing for liver cancer could improve survival
Detection of small fragments of tumour DNA, known as circulating tumour DNA, in a patient’s…
New genetic mutation identified in melanoma cancer cells
There is strong evidence that the protein complex APC/C may function as a tumour suppressor…