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Evidence suggests cancer is not as purely genetic as once thought
While cancer is a genetic disease, the genetic component is just one piece of the…
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New study identifies genetic changes in patients who progress to oesophageal cancer
More and more mutations clutter up our DNA as we age. Mostly, these don’t cause…
Gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also provide “precision” treatment targets
About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbour genetic mutations in a pathway…
Study identifies causes of cancer
A team of Yale-led researchers in the USA can now quantify the factors causing changes…
Study identifies causes of cancer
A team of Yale-led researchers in the USA can now quantify the factors causing changes…
Study identifies causes of cancer
A team of Yale-led researchers in the USA can now quantify the factors causing changes…
Study identifies causes of cancer
A team of Yale-led researchers in the USA can now quantify the factors causing changes…
Genomic sequencing is changing diagnosis and treatment for patients with brain cancer
Patients diagnosed with a type of brain tumour survived for longer when they were treated…
Largest study of whole genome sequencing data reveals ‘treasure trove’ of clues about causes of cancer
DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from NHS patients in the UK has found a…
Gene change explains chemo resistance in germ cell cancer
Extra copies of a piece of DNA partly explain insensitivity to chemotherapy in germ cell…