Epigenetic test sorts fatal from manageable prostate cancer
Researchers have identified a DNA methylation signature that can identify aggressive prostate cancer, with up to 92 percent accuracy...
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Prostate cancer
Cancer that develops in the prostate (a gland that forms part of the male reproductive system).
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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.
Aggressive prostate cancer gene identified
Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer...
Silencing a prostate cancer gene kills tumour cells
A recent study identifies a new molecule as a potential target for prostate cancer therapy...
Researchers crack how BRCA1 gene raises cancer risk
A major breakthrough in understanding how mutations in the BRCA1 gene raise cancer risk has been made by researchers in the USA...
Human sperm maturation study may hold insights
Researchers hope that a study detailing the four stages of human sperm stem cell development may shed light on infertility and certain cancers...
Liquid biopsy may help target prostate cancer treatment
A new three-in-one blood test could progress personalised treatment for patients with prostate cancer...
DNA blood test could lead to early cancer detection
A highly-sensitive DNA blood test could help detect cancer years before tumours are detected...
Cancer fusion genes targeted with CRISPR
Aggressive human prostate and liver tumours have been shrunk in mice by targeting a ‘fused’ gene mutation using CRISPR/Cas9...
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.
Two-thirds of cancers caused by random mutations
A new study has found that up to 66 percent of cancer-causing mutations can be attributed to random mistakes made during DNA replication...
Baldness linked to over 280 genes
A new study has found over 280 genes associated with male-pattern baldness...