A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

This longtime UVA employee underwent three preventative surgeries at once to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to a BRCA1 mutation.

A new study isolated DNA from the tumours of 500 cats across 13 different tumour types and mapped the sequence of 1,000 genes often found mutated in human cancers.

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Chennai: One in four Indian breast cancer patients carries inherited genetic variants that raise cancer risk beyond the commonly tested BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes — which can boost lifetime risk up to 70% ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Sarah Diepstraten receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Cure Cancer Australia and My Room Children's Cancer Charity. John (Eddie) La Marca receives funding from ...

OMAHA, Neb. (InvestigateTV) — A Nebraska nurse practitioner says a free genetic research study likely saved her life after she learned she carries a BRCA2 gene mutation, despite having little family ...

The father of two said he has already undergone surgery to have the cancer removed, but will continue to monitor his diagnosis BRANDON FRANKEL/Instagram Gabourey Sidibe’s husband, Brandon Frankel, ...

Researchers have uncovered a way to permanently silence cancer-driving genes in certain aggressive leukaemias by targeting the epigenetic machinery that controls gene activity. Credit: Shutterstock A ...