The results, published May 5 in Nature Genetics, offer a new way to understand the molecular roots of cancer — an especially ...

Many people with a personal or family history of cancer are now offered genetic testing to explain their cancer history. Whether you test positive or negative for a mutation in a cancer-related gene, ...

Specialists say one of the most powerful aspects of genetic screening is that it often identifies high-risk individuals long ...

Enhancing PSA-based screening with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves detection of prostate cancer among men with germline mutations while reducing unnecessary biopsies. For men ...

After a cancer diagnosis, patients often have many questions, not only about their treatment but also about what the ...

Treatments based on genomic profiling can significantly extend survival for patients with advanced or rare cancer, but only ...

Lung cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that begins in the lungs but may spread to other areas of the body. With an estimated 30% 5-year relative survival rate, lung cancer is among the deadliest ...

Mapping diverse mutations within a cancer hotspot revealed that distinct variants drive tumor growth to different extents, which could guide anticancer therapies. A series of rodent experiments showed ...

After a breast-cancer diagnosis and a separate scare, my mom tested for the BRCA2 gene mutation. Knowing it could be hereditary, I decided to get tested at 23 to see if I also carried the mutation. My ...

Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have developed a world-first individualised risk prediction tool for people suffering from a type of heart arrhythmia that can cause sudden ...