Fertility preservation is effective in female cancer patients
The largest study looking at long-term outcomes of fertility preservation in female cancer patients has demonstrated how successful it can be, in particular for breast cancer patients...
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Breast cancer
A cancer that forms in tissues of the breast. Breast cancers occur in both women and men, although male breast cancer is rare.
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Breast cancer drug depletes ovarian reserve in mice
A drug used to treated breast cancer has been shown to deplete stores of immature ovarian eggs in mice...
Podcast Review: Genetics Unzipped — Hidden family secrets revealed by genetic testing
'What is it to be human? What is it to be family?' These are the words of this week's interviewee, Jack Nunn, on The Genetics Society 'Unzipped' podcast: 'Hidden family secrets unveiled by genetic testing'...
Global cancer genome study reveals genetic secrets
The largest-ever study of cancer genomes, the Pan-Cancer Project, has published a collection of 23 papers as the result of a ten-year collaboration...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Scientists find five times more genes linked to breast cancer than were previously known
A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer published in the journal Nature Genetics has identified more than 350 genetic variants that increase an individual's risk of developing the disease...
Health reports from direct-to-consumer genetic tests 'woefully incomplete'
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests should not be used as a basis for medical decision making, according to two separate studies released last week...
Widen breast cancer gene screening, says US taskforce
An influential health group in the USA has concluded that more women could benefit from wider gene screening for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer...
Ovarian tissue grafts to combat the menopause
Ovarian tissue freezing is offered to some young cancer patients to preserve their fertility before chemotherapy or radiotherapy...
Liquid biopsy could detect breast cancer recurrence earlier than scan
A newly developed blood test can spot breast cancer relapses almost a year before they are clinically detectable...
Podcast Review: Mike Stratton and cancer genes - The Life Scientific (BBC Radio 4)
Question: can you name a single breast cancer gene? If we surveyed the public, BRCA would be my bet for the most common reply...