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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025: Why Family History And Genetics Matter
Knowing your family history, doing genetic counselling, and understanding screening options can help breast cancer risk assessment and prevention.
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Indian-Made Gene Therapy For Blood Cancer Shows 73% Response Rate In Clinical Trials
An indigenously developed gene therapy for specific blood cancers has shown a 73 per cent response rate among patients in India, according to results of clinical trials published in The Lancet Haematology journal.
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Scientists Identify 4 New Genes Linked With Breast Cancer, Most Variants Rare
Four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women increased risk of the disease have been identified. However, these only explain a minority of the genetic risk.
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Key Gene Behind Breast Cancer Identified
Researchers from the University of Queensland, together with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, developed a statistical approach "to reveal many previously hard-to-find genes that contribute to cancer".
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Gene That Strengthens Immune System Identified
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)identified the gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection including cancer and diabetes.
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Angelina Jolie Boosted Breast Cancer Genetic Testing: Study
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie's public disclosure in 2013 regarding her surgery for breast cancer led to a spike in genetic tests for a gene known to increase the deadly disease, a study has found.
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Rare Gene Mutation Linked To Oesophageal Cancer Discovered
Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have discovered that a rare genetic mutation is associated with susceptibility to oesophageal cancer and familial Barrett oesophagus.
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Gene Thought To Suppress Cancer May Not Work For All Tumours
A gene that is known to suppress the growth and spread of many types of cancer has the opposite effect in some forms of colorectal cancer, says a study led by an Indian-origin scientist.
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Many Children With Cancer Were Born at Risk: US Study
Gene sequencing of more than 1,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer found that as many as 8.5 percent were born with genes that increase their risk of developing cancer, US researchers said on Wednesday.
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Australian Court Rules Cancer Gene Patent Invalid
An Australian cancer survivor today triumphed in a landmark challenge against medical research companies, with the country's top court ruling they could not patent a gene linked to breast cancer.
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Obesity 'Master-Switch' in Genes May be Turned Off: Study
Scientists have identified a genetic master-switch that makes some people more prone to obesity than others.
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New gene as cause of breast cancer
Researchers have identified a gene that when mutated can lead to an elevated but modest risk of breast cancer. The altered gene, called CHEK2 or CHK2, can double the estimated risk of breast cancer. It is believed to be associated with 1% of all female and 9% of male breast cancers. However the known breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are conside...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025: Why Family History And Genetics Matter
Knowing your family history, doing genetic counselling, and understanding screening options can help breast cancer risk assessment and prevention.
-
Indian-Made Gene Therapy For Blood Cancer Shows 73% Response Rate In Clinical Trials
An indigenously developed gene therapy for specific blood cancers has shown a 73 per cent response rate among patients in India, according to results of clinical trials published in The Lancet Haematology journal.
-
Scientists Identify 4 New Genes Linked With Breast Cancer, Most Variants Rare
Four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women increased risk of the disease have been identified. However, these only explain a minority of the genetic risk.
-
Key Gene Behind Breast Cancer Identified
Researchers from the University of Queensland, together with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, developed a statistical approach "to reveal many previously hard-to-find genes that contribute to cancer".
-
Gene That Strengthens Immune System Identified
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)identified the gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection including cancer and diabetes.
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Angelina Jolie Boosted Breast Cancer Genetic Testing: Study
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie's public disclosure in 2013 regarding her surgery for breast cancer led to a spike in genetic tests for a gene known to increase the deadly disease, a study has found.
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Rare Gene Mutation Linked To Oesophageal Cancer Discovered
Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have discovered that a rare genetic mutation is associated with susceptibility to oesophageal cancer and familial Barrett oesophagus.
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Gene Thought To Suppress Cancer May Not Work For All Tumours
A gene that is known to suppress the growth and spread of many types of cancer has the opposite effect in some forms of colorectal cancer, says a study led by an Indian-origin scientist.
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Many Children With Cancer Were Born at Risk: US Study
Gene sequencing of more than 1,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer found that as many as 8.5 percent were born with genes that increase their risk of developing cancer, US researchers said on Wednesday.
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Australian Court Rules Cancer Gene Patent Invalid
An Australian cancer survivor today triumphed in a landmark challenge against medical research companies, with the country's top court ruling they could not patent a gene linked to breast cancer.
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Obesity 'Master-Switch' in Genes May be Turned Off: Study
Scientists have identified a genetic master-switch that makes some people more prone to obesity than others.
-
New gene as cause of breast cancer
Researchers have identified a gene that when mutated can lead to an elevated but modest risk of breast cancer. The altered gene, called CHEK2 or CHK2, can double the estimated risk of breast cancer. It is believed to be associated with 1% of all female and 9% of male breast cancers. However the known breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are conside...
