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Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men
that controls how cells develop and take shape. Mutations in this gene have previously been linked to cancer. The scientists have...
Studies unpick why bowel cancers become resistant to treatment
starts. "The probability that the mutations were absent at the beginning of treatment is exceedingly low," said...
TCGA study shows colon and rectal tumours constitute a single type of cancer
are repetitive sections of DNA in the genome. If mutations occur in the genes responsible for maintaining those regions of the genome,...
New type of bowel cancer discovered
the importance of looking not just at specific mutations, but also how certain genes behave. “Bowel cancer survival rates have...
Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC
lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contributors to cancer overall, often more impor...
MD Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are hereditary
colorectal cancers, caused by inherited gene mutations, are relatively rare for most patients. However, researchers at The University... members will identify those with high-risk mutations and allow them to take proper preventive actions, such as behavioral...
Scientists uncover four different types of bowel cancer
disease ever assembled – including genetic mutations, gene activity, immune system activation, cell metabolism, cancer cell type...
Landmark study gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer
research is needed to confirm these links as the mutations were very rare — each being linked to only a handful of cases in the 1... cancer, mutations, genetic factors, family...
CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer types
developed a blood test for cancer that assesses mutations in 16 cancer genes as well as the levels of ten circulating protein...