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"I remember the appointment so vividly" – carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene

15 May 2013

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Angelina Jolie, inherited breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene

Celebrity cancer stories often hit the headlines - we answer some key questions following recent reports of genetic risks for breast cancer. Celebrity cancer stories often hit the headlines - we answer some key questions following recent reports of genetic risks for breast cancer.

14 May 2013

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Genetic 'fine tuners' control body's own attack against cancer

The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs according to a study. The body's own immune system's fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic 'fine tuners', known as microRNAs according to a study.

5 May 2013

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US researchers unveil womb cancer and acute leukaemia genomes

US researchers have published details of the genetic makeup of two more forms of cancer - acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and womb (endometrial) cancer. US researchers have published details of the genetic makeup of two more forms of cancer - acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and womb (endometrial) cancer.

1 May 2013

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New type of bowel cancer discovered – but what does it mean?

14 April 2013

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Watching cancers evolve using ‘liquid biopsies’

Tumours release DNA into the bloodstream, and scientists have been investigating whether this could offer clues about a cancer - take a look at what they found. Tumours release DNA into the bloodstream, and scientists have been investigating whether this could offer clues about a cancer - take a look at what they found.

8 April 2013

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Gene variations and cancer risk – more results, more answers and more questions

27 March 2013

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Study reveals the genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer

80+ regions of the genome that can increase an individual's risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been found in the largest ever... 80+ regions of the genome that can increase an individual's risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been found in the largest ever...

27 March 2013

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Blood test tracks breast cancer

13 March 2013

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Order from chaos - making sense of bowel cancer's scrambled DNA

27 February 2013

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Tissue study turns tables on prostate cancer

20 December 2012

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Prime Minister visits Cancer Research UK Institute to outline plans in life sciences

11 December 2012