Ovarian cancer drug could treat BRCA-related breast cancer
A drug treatment for ovarian cancer has shown success against inherited breast cancer...
A gene on human chromosome 13, which instructs the cell to make a protein that normally helps to repair damaged DNA and suppress cell growth. A person who inherits certain mutations in a BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast cancer, ovarian cancer and certain other types of cancer.
A drug treatment for ovarian cancer has shown success against inherited breast cancer...
A common chemical found in household products could increase the risk of cancer by blocking the ability of cells to fix genetic flaws which lead to the disease...
A genetic study of breast cancer patients suggests that existing drugs for treating rare breast and ovarian cancers may help more patients than previously thought...
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
A study has indicated that US doctors may not be recommending genetic testing to a sufficient number of high-risk breast cancer patients...
Canadian scientists have identified a genetic fingerprint that indicates which prostate cancer tumours may develop into a more aggressive form of the disease after treatment...
Angelina Jolie's 2013 public announcement that she has the BRCA1 breast cancer gene led to a 64 percent increase in women seeking genetic testing for breast cancer...
The FDA has warned that it does not recommend the use of any currently available ovarian cancer screening tests to detect the disease...
by Amina Yonis
More than half of patients with sarcoma, a rare cancer, have mutations that are known to increase the risk of other types of cancer...
Researchers have developed a new pathway for genetically testing ovarian cancer patients which they say will save both lives and money...
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