A large international study has mapped the genetic landscape of feline cancers for the first time, revealing striking similarities between tumor-driving mutations in cats, humans, and dogs.

Cancer is caused by faulty genes, but what also shapes a cancer cell's behavior is how a gene's instructions are trimmed and ...

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, ...

Cancer genetics is the field that elucidates how genetic and epigenetic alterations drive the transformation of normal cells into malignant tumours. At its core, cancer is a genetic disease, arising ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

Thyroid cancer represents the most common endocrine malignancy, and its genetic underpinnings are increasingly being elucidated through advanced genomic methodologies. Research in this area has ...

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health insurers and employers from discriminating against a ...

Olivia Munn shared that her mom, Kim Munn, was also diagnosed with breast cancer after taking the same risk assessment test. Getty Images Olivia Munn has been open about her breast cancer journey ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, making up 30% of all new cases each year. Knowledge is power when it comes to detection and prevention of this disease: Genetic testing can play an ...