A cancer that forms in tissues of the breast. Breast cancers occur in both women and men, although male breast cancer is rare.
A comprehensive map of genetic vulnerabilities in cancer has revealed targets for the development of novel anti-cancer drugs...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the NHS funds olaparib for the maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women with BRCA1 and 2 variants and advanced or metastatic prostate cancer in men...
Whole genome sequencing data from 500,000 British volunteers has been released globally by UK Biobank, for scientific research...
A gene has been discovered to cause an increase in an individual's body fat percentage, with its suppression in mice leading to lower body fat percentages...
The BBC Radio 4 podcast series explores the aftermath of different individuals' decisions to take an at-home DNA test...
A DNA repair pathway has been revealed to be dependent on an enzyme linked with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer...
Polygenic risk scores perform poorly if used to predict common diseases such as coronary artery disease or breast cancer, a University College London study has found...
Researchers have found that counselling before or after taking a genetic test to assess the risk of developing ovarian or breast cancer does not reduce distress, anxiety or depression...
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
Having one or two APOE-ε4 alleles, a genetic variant associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease, has been linked to a larger number of offspring in women in Bolivia...
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