Genetic factors play a role in as much as 10% of all cases of breast and ovarian cancer. And yet, according to a new study ...

A Bluebird Bio gene therapy has helped children with a devastating neurological disorder, but seven have developed blood ...

Lynne Maquat, a biochemist, has received two prestigious awards for her work around the role of RNA in diseases.

“Even the population with the highest risk of developing breast cancer (those with genetic mutations such as BRCA1 or BRCA2), ...

Researchers have identified a critical group of medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer in children, which is near incurable ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month unfolds, health experts in Oklahoma highlight the importance of early detection, lifestyle ...

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic ...

The management of breast cancer has increasingly benefited from a multidisciplinary approach, where different medical experts collaborate to achieve the highest standard of patient care.

Alison Cupples opted for surgery when she found out she had inherited a faulty version of the BRCA2 gene after losing her mum ...

There are two widely used interactive tools to screen for risk: Tyrer-Cuzek Risk Assessment Calculator (also called the IBIS model) and the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT, also known as the ...

"Breast cancer is very common across all ethnicities, socioeconomics. If you look at lifetime risk, 1 out of every 8 women ...

Study finds elevated blood glucose levels significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, with early-onset cases ...