Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing ...

Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers ...

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments ...

The genetic mutation makes the FasL protein vulnerable to being disabled by plasmin -- a tumour-associated enzyme. This ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Dealing with these decisions isn’t easy while undergoing cancer treatment. But yes, it’s completely understandable to ...

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model which could make testing potential new ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Moreover, the proportion of mutations due to random copying errors varies depending on the cancer, the researchers said. Random DNA-replication mistakes account for about 77 percent of critical ...

Take BRCA1 and BRCA2, two well-known genes that confer a high risk of breast cancer when they contain mutations. There are 125,950 base pairs in the BRCA 1 mutation, noted Brawley. ...

Common Breast Cancer Mutations. Researchers have identified several key gene changes linked to breast cancer. Some of these pose a high risk, while others seem to be less significant.