The KRAS gene mutation, responsible for a quarter of all cancerous tumors, has met its match. Thanks to UCSF research, a tiny ...

An international team of scientists believes it has found cancer's master switch with the discovery of a gene they dubbed "Pokemon." Like the cartoon characters -- tiny creatures with bad tempers -- ...

Although today cancer is often linked to lifestyle and environmental factors, there are also hereditary factors—approximately ...

A sperm donor who has been used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe has been found to have passed on a rare cancer-causing mutation, with 10 of the children developing the disease.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing genes in mice with glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM), a deadly and incurable type of ...

Does heritability or the environment cause gastric cancer? Cancer arises from the accumulation of inherited and somatic mutations in cancer-causing genes. A large, population-based study in twins has ...

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created a computational tool that can rapidly predict which genes are implicated in an individual's cancer and recommend treatments. It is ...

Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop tumors, become paralyzed and die. They can shed the virus through their skin ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study. The findings offer a new ...

Firefighters may face a heightened risk of developing brain cancer due to their persistent exposure to certain chemicals, a new study has found. In a set of patients who had gliomas — the most common ...

"Environmental exposures may cause genetic damage, lead to mutations in key genes, and/or block the DNA repair mechanisms increasing the risk of cancer” In this editorial, Drs. Uzma Saqib, Katherine E ...