New study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

The experimental mRNA-based drug sharply reduced the risk of recurrence or death when combined with immunotherapy Keytruda, ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international team ...

Researchers have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer -- cancer-like mutations appearing in the cells of healthy women. In a new study, the international collaborators ...

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study, led by researchers at Washington University School of ...

A CRISPR system detects rare cancer mutations in blood with single-nucleotide precision, outperforming ddPCR through engineered RNA guides and isothermal amplification. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Hidden ...

In Brazil, the early detection of genetic alterations in lung cancer through liquid biopsies could be a valuable tool for expediting diagnoses and guiding patient treatment.

BREAST CANCER SURGERY. ACCORDING TO A GENETIC COUNSELOR AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, YOUR CHANCE OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER WITHOUT A FAMILY HISTORY OR NO OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE IS ABOUT 12%. THE ...

"Our study suggests an urgent need for cancer prevention strategies that target the biological mechanisms that trigger malignant tumors to develop and not merely focus on exposure to pollutants that ...

Duke-NUS and NUHS scientists uncover a complex web of genetic, age-related and microbial factors that increase the risk of stomach cancer. Age-related blood cell mutations may trigger early changes in ...