Researchers have uncovered a rare inherited mutation linked to prostate cancer—and it could help identify at-risk families ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, ...

While most cancers occur sporadically, around 5 to 10 per cent are linked to hereditary cancer syndromes that can be passed ...

In 2004, I found out that I carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, meaning I had a significantly increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Two years later, at just 24 years old, I made ...

Hereditary cancer is caused by germline mutations, typically following an inheritance pattern within a family. In contrast, sporadic cancer is caused by somatic mutations interacting with ...

Hereditary breast cancer results from inherited mutations, primarily in BRCA1 and BRCA2, increasing lifetime cancer risk. Additional genes like TP53, PTEN, PALB2, CHEK2, and ATM also contribute to ...

Certain relatives of women with early-onset breast cancer appear to face an increased risk of other early-onset cancers, a Finnish population-based study suggests. The researchers found, for instance, ...

Some risk factors for breast cancer — such as diet, exercise or hormone medications — are preventable. But others, like certain genetic mutations, can’t be changed. It’s already known that some genes ...

The genetic confirmation of a suspected diagnosis of hereditary colorectal cancer is of great importance for the medical care of affected families. However, many of the variants identified in the ...