A cancer that forms in tissues of the breast. Breast cancers occur in both women and men, although male breast cancer is rare.
The British Army's initial decision to preclude an applicant from joining due to a family history of BRCA variant-related cancer raises a number of questions about how employers collect and use genetic data…
One in 40 people who have four grandparents from the Isle of Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland, carry a gene variant known to increase their risk of developing cancer...
Researchers have discovered a potential mechanism underpinning why a person's genome might influence the subtype of breast cancer they develop...
The first patient in England to receive a personalised bowel cancer vaccine has been treated in a Birmingham hospital...
The British Army has reversed its decision to reject a recruit over a cancer-risk gene following media scrutiny...
The world's largest catalogue of human breast cells has revealed early cell changes in carriers of BRCA gene mutations, offering a potential target for breast cancer prevention...
This ELSI Friday Forum focused on polygenic risk scores: an assessment and prediction of an individual's risk with regards to certain genetic traits or illnesses based on their phenotype...
The frequency of genetic variants associated with the risk of developing disease varies between groups of people with different ancestries, according to a large US study...
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
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