Common chromosomal mutations occur in various cancers
Different cancers go through the same genetic changes during their development, according to new research...
Different cancers go through the same genetic changes during their development, according to new research...
Mini versions of mouse reproductive organs have been used to investigate how the most lethal ovarian cancers develop...
A new blood test can double the number of cancer cases detected before symptoms develop, when combined with existing screening programmes...
A gene normally associated with cancer could help to repair damaged heart tissue...
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...
Colorectal cancer cells increase the rate of mutations and impair DNA repair in their genomes to become more resistant to targeted therapies, a new study suggests...
Structures grown from patient's tumour cells can help identify which patients will benefit from chemotherapy drugs, according to a new study...
Australian researchers have successfully halted and eliminated cancer growth in tumour-bearing mice by injecting them with nanoparticles containing genome-editing machinery targeting cancer genes...
A gene mutation previously associated with breast and ovarian cancer has been found to double the risk of prostate cancer among men...
A newly developed blood test can spot breast cancer relapses almost a year before they are clinically detectable...
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