A study of men with a family history of prostate cancer has discovered an inherited form of prostate cancer. The inherited ...

A team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has found that only 250 of 3,500 less-common mutations in the BRCA2 gene increase the risk of breast cancer. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) ...

Researchers at Peter Mac have uncovered potential new heredity genes that might be responsible for causing one of the most ...

A 31 year old mum-of-two, has been diagnosed with breast cancer following an agonising 18-month wait for preventative surgery ...

A MUM-of-two who waited 18 monthsfor surgery to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer was then diagnosed with the disease. The NHS trust has apologised to Sharni Marks, 31, who is still in ...

Sharni Marks, 31, was added to the waiting list in August 2022 without a specified surgery date. Despite being repeatedly informed she was a priority for the operation, it wasn't until March 2024 that ...

We identified the breast cancer gene BRCA2, which enabled families with a history of breast cancer to be assessed for future risk, and laid the groundwork for developing novel forms of therapy for ...

Around 50 out of 100 women with either a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations will get breast cancer by the time they are 70, while only to only 7 out of 100 women without the gene will develop cancer in ...

“I went back to my GP three times before I was finally sent to hospital for an X-ray. It turned out that my lung had ...

A MUM has been diagnosed with breast cancer following an 18 month wait for surgery to reduce the risk of her developing the disease.