Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some ...

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified 16 genes that breast cancer cells use to survive in the ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body’s innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in ...

Identification of six cancer susceptibility genes offers new insights into genetic risk factors, potentially enhancing early ...

Could the controversial COVID drug hydroxychloroquine be repurposed as a promising medication for cancer? Researchers believe ...

People with grandparents from a remote Scottish island are more likely than the rest of the U.K. population to have a version ...

2. Colorectal cancer can come from known or unknown genetic factors. Colorectal cancer is caused by changes in a person's ...

"All of a sudden within six months we had two family members that came back with positive cancer signs." A dozen members of ...

University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene sharply increase a person's risk of ...

Mathew Knowles is marking breast cancer awareness month by sharing his personal journey as a male breast cancer survivor and ...

Volpara Risk Pathways is described as a state-of-the-art assessment tool that identifies women who may be at elevated risk ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in unexpected ways -- ways that have important implications for the development of ...