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Faulty BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancers

25 Jan 2022

Faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are well known to increase the risk of breast cancer in men and women, and in ovarian cancer. Now BRCA1...

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‘Virtual biopsies’ could replace tissue biopsies in future thanks to technique developed by Cambridge scientists

06 Jan 2021

A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumour biopsies, has been developed by...

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DNA

Family history and location of genetic fault affect risk for carriers of key breast and ovarian cancer genes

20 Jun 2017

A large scale study of women carrying faults in important cancer genes should enable doctors to provide better advice and counselling for treatments...

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Major genetic study identifies 12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer

27 Mar 2017

A genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12...

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Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer

03 May 2016

An international collaboration of researchers has identified five new gene regions that increase a woman’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, one...

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First of new generation of cancer drugs granted European approval

18 Dec 2014

A new drug for ovarian cancer, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and AstraZeneca, has today become the first of new class of...

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Scientists discover a molecular ‘switch’ in cancers of the testis and ovary

01 Aug 2013

Research could lead to new drugs to turn ‘switch’ off.

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

27 Mar 2013

Over 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...

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