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Time since chemotherapy may predict response to olaparib in ovarian cancer
Women with advanced ovarian cancer who begin treatment with olaparib are more likely to respond…
Browsing: Genetics
Researchers propose new approach to identify genetic mutations in men with prostate cancer
Scientists have had limited success at identifying specific inherited genes associated with prostate cancer, despite…
First large-scale genomic analysis of acute leukaemia may yield new therapies
A consortium including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Children’s Oncology Group has performed…
Subtle molecular changes along the upper digestive tract could guide cancer therapy
Based on a new molecular study of tissues biopsied from various parts of the upper…
Existing drugs could benefit patients with bone cancer, genetic study suggests
A subgroup of patients with osteosarcoma – a form of bone cancer – could be…
Genetic tests help identify relative risk of 25 cancer-associated mutations
No one wants to hear that they have a mutation in their DNA associated with…
Clearer picture of cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations
A study which tracked almost 10,000 women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations for up…
Family history and location of genetic fault affect risk for carriers of key breast and ovarian cancer genes
A large scale study of women carrying faults in important cancer genes should enable doctors…
Insights into cause of infant and treatment-related leukaemias
Certain paediatric leukaemias share a common underlying cause with treatment-related secondary leukaemias. Both diseases involve…
New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer
Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer…