Family history

• Health & Medicine

Scientists find new gene fault behind ovarian cancer

Women who carry an inherited fault in the gene BRIP1 are over three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those without the fault. Women who carry an inherited fault in the gene BRIP1 are over three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those without the fault.

19 January 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

"I couldn’t believe how much things had moved on" – Nicola’s story

Find out how, with thanks from Cancer Research UK scientists, bowel cancer treatment has "phenomenally" improved from when Nicola's mother had the disease. Find out how, with thanks from Cancer Research UK scientists, bowel cancer treatment has "phenomenally" improved from when Nicola's mother had the disease.

23 July 2014

• Science & Technology

Too good to be true? A blood test 'to predict breast cancer'

We look at the science behind media stories about a 'simple blood test' that apparently can 'predict breast cancer'. We look at the science behind media stories about a 'simple blood test' that apparently can 'predict breast cancer'.

27 June 2014

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Red meat and breast cancer – still no solid evidence

Following wide media coverage of a study linking eating large amounts of red meat and breast cancer, we explain why the evidence just isn't there yet. Following wide media coverage of a study linking eating large amounts of red meat and breast cancer, we explain why the evidence just isn't there yet.

11 June 2014

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Celebrity cancer stories: help or hindrance?

Cancer news often gets more attention if a celebrity has been diagnosed, but does this help raise awareness or can the celebrity angle do more harm than good? Cancer news often gets more attention if a celebrity has been diagnosed, but does this help raise awareness or can the celebrity angle do more harm than good?

5 July 2013

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NICE publishes new guidance for women at high risk of breast cancer

Almost half a million healthy women at high risk of breast cancer can now be offered drugs that can cut their chances of developing the disease. Almost half a million healthy women at high risk of breast cancer can now be offered drugs that can cut their chances of developing the disease.

25 June 2013

New scheme to routinely test patients for inherited cancer genes

A new research programme will lay the foundations for routine testing for inherited cancer genes in patients with the disease. A new research programme will lay the foundations for routine testing for inherited cancer genes in patients with the disease.

21 May 2013

Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival

A new study has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British Journal of Cancer. A new study has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British Journal of Cancer.

20 March 2013

Bowel cancer gene discovery cracks mystery of families with a strong history of the disease

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that two gene faults increase the risk of bowel cancer in families with a strong history of developing the disease, who, until now, had no explanation as to why their risk was greater. Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that two gene faults increase the risk of bowel cancer in families with a strong history of developing the disease, who, until now, had no explanation as to why their risk was greater.

23 December 2012

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High-risk women may need more frequent ovarian cancer screening

Screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer once a year may not be effective enough to spot the disease in its earlier stages, and more frequent screening may be needed for this group of women, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer once a year may not be effective enough to spot the disease in its earlier stages, and more frequent screening may be needed for this group of women, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

7 December 2012

• Science & Technology

Twenty-five years since landmark bowel cancer discovery

28 August 2012

• Health & Medicine

Bowel cancer - 40 years of progress but early detection is key

2 April 2012