Oncogene news from around the world
Revealing how ovarian cancer hides from the immune system
Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to…
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MYC inhibition halts metastatic breast cancer progression by blocking tumour growth, invasion & seeding
Published in Cancer Research Communications, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), findings…
RNA molecules control repair of human DNA in cancer cells
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows how certain RNA molecules control the…
NHS gene testing does not detect half of people at cancer risk
NHS guidelines for gene testing miss half of the people carrying inherited genetic changes linked…
Alterations of the protein assembly chain discovered in cancer for the first time
A recently published paper in the journal Molecular Cancer by the group of Dr. Manel…
ASCO GU 2022: New genetic risk score stratifies lifetime risk of dying of prostate cancer in diverse populations
A new study suggests that an extensive genetic risk score could be an effective tool…
Mapping mutation ‘hotspots’ in cancer reveals new drivers and biomarkers
Researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego in the USA have…
Genetic remodelling in tumour formation
Cancerous tumours are made up of rapidly growing, abnormally shaped, cells that can infiltrate and…
Genetic and lifestyle calculator reveals which younger adults are most at risk of colorectal cancer
A new risk score can identify men and women under age 50 most likely to…
Researchers define a 3-tiered molecular classification of paediatric differentiated thyroid cancer, where fusion oncogenes predict the most invasive behaviour
Fusion oncogenes, such as RET- and NTRK-gene fusions, are associated with more invasive paediatric thyroid…