Genetic role in breast cancer probed
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A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic test that helps assess the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.
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If your sister has breast cancer, there&#39;s a new way you can help fight for a cure. The National Institutes of Health is looking for 50,000 sisters of breast cancer patients for a study that will look at genetic
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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A deadly gene's path can hide in a family tree when a woman has few aunts and older sisters, making it appear that her breast cancer struck out of nowhere when it really came from Dad.
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The first complete map of protein interactions in human cells could lead to better treatment for breast cancer.
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A genetic test for patients with  early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be  helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far  outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.
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Data on nearly a million families suggest that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes -- which are strongly linked to some breast cancers -- may also confer a slight
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Scientists identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered role played by the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer.
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New findings add to the evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur, giving valuable guidance to doctors and patients about whether potentially toxic chemotherapy
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True or false: Breast cancer is less likely to strike a woman who has no family history of the disease. Believe it or not, the answer is &quot;false.
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U.S. health officials approved a  genetic test on Tuesday that can provide women with early  breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to  return in five to 10 years.
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Extra copies of a certain gene found in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 18, 2004 - A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
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Scientists have identified a way of tackling hard-to-treat breast cancers.