Breast cancer gene test may help thousands of women avoid chemotherapy, study suggests

The Prosigna genomic test may help identify breast cancer patients who are likely to gain little benefit from chemotherapy ...

'It's still working': More are living with cancer as era of targeted drugs takes hold

By Deena Beasley June 3 (Reuters) - Cathy Smithwick, now 67, has lived with breast cancer, and then ovarian cancer, for more ...

Many women with breast cancer could avoid chemotherapy – what you need to know about the genetic test

A new DNA test could spare millions of breast cancer patients from chemotherapy. We answer your questions about what it means ...
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Genetic testing finds breast cancer risks that standard screening models miss

Population-based pathogenic variant testing identified breast cancer susceptibility gene carriers who would often be missed ...
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Could your DNA reveal cancer risk? How a simple genetic test can detect breast and ovarian cancer before symptoms appear

Did you know that a simple genetic test called DNA testing is all that is needed to understand if you are at risk of ...

DNA repair protein gene gone rogue may unlock new cancer treatments

When it comes to cancer, tumor suppressor genes are usually thought of as the "good guys." These genes make proteins that ...

Fatty liver genes combined with diabetes and obesity increase liver cancer risk: S’pore study

Discover how genetic fatty liver combined with diabetes and obesity significantly increases liver cancer risk, according to a ...
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Two genes found to suppress colorectal cancer spread in preclinical models

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and among all cancers, colorectal cancer ranks second in mortality, responsible for more than 900,000 deaths in 2020. In the U.S., rates of colorectal ...